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Atwood Bridge

Hughes County, Oklahoma

Photos 

Atwood Bridge

The Ada Evening News: June 26 1960

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BH Photo #465919

Map 

Description 

Original Structure partially washed away and replaced with a pontoon bridge before the Bailey trusses were added to the two remaining Pratt spans.

Facts 

Overview
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over South Canadian River on SH 48 (Old Alignment)
Location
Hughes County, Oklahoma
Status
Replaced by new bridge
History
Built 1928; Replaced 1976
Design
Pratt through truss
Also called
Old SH 48-South Canadian River Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+35.00616, -96.35094   (decimal degrees)
35°00'22" N, 96°21'03" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
14/741742/3876933 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 88182 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Bailey truss (189)
Built 1928 (1,221)
Built during 1920s (10,256)
Hughes County, Oklahoma (28)
Lost (28,430)
Lost 1976 (107)
Lost during 1970s (943)
Oklahoma (2,031)
 Owned by state (16,554)
Pony truss (17,008)
Pratt through truss (6,053)
Pratt truss (10,291)
Replaced by new bridge (19,335)
Through truss (16,748)
Truss (35,420)

Update Log 

  • February 12, 2020: New photo from Melissa Brand-Welch
  • February 12, 2020: Added by Tony Dillon

Sources 

  • Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com
  • Melissa Brand-Welch - melissabrandwelch [at] msn [dot] com

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