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Midland Valley - Georges Fork Creek Bridge

Muskogee County, Oklahoma

Photos 

Abandoned, with rails removed.

Photo taken by Gene McCluney in December 2008

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BH Photo #129734

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview
Warren deck truss bridge over Georges Fork Creek on Midland Valley Railroad (abandoned)
Location
Muskogee County, Oklahoma
Status
Closed to all traffic
History
Probably built circa 1903-1906
Railroad
- Midland Valley Railroad (MV)
Design
Warren Deck Truss railroad bridge with wood trestle approaches.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+35.45365, -95.28424   (decimal degrees)
35°27'13" N, 95°17'03" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/292698/3925751 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Warner
Inventory number
BH 38312 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Beam (16,881)
Closed (2,759)
Deck truss (1,925)
Have street view (28,893)
Midland Valley Railroad (25)
Muskogee County, Oklahoma (71)
Oklahoma (2,031)
 Railroad (16,456)
Timber stringer (4,318)
Truss (35,449)
Warren deck truss (667)
Warren deck truss with alternating verticals (77)
Warren truss (7,001)

Update Log 

  • April 21, 2017: New Street View added by Luke
  • December 18, 2014: Updated by Dave King: Mapped
  • December 6, 2008: Added by Gene McCluney

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Comments 

Georges Fork Creek Railroad Bridge
Posted December 18, 2014, by Patrick Feller (nakrnsm [at] aol [dot] com)

It's good that you so thoroughly documented it with these great photos.

Georges Fork Creek Railroad Bridge
Posted December 18, 2014, by jayhwk

Looks like this one won't be with us much longer unless the photos are overstating the amount of settlement on that pier.

Georges Fork Creek Railroad Bridge
Posted December 18, 2014, by Keiv (keiv [at] keivspare [dot] com)

Visited this bridge earlier this year and took some photos.