Stillwater Creek Bridge

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Brief History 

While not very unique being a steel beam span, this bridge does have some interesting features. The East abutment is a mixture of laid-up native sandstone & concrete. Deeper investigations reveal that most likely there was a narrow (~14') truss here that failed in the past. The main clue is old anchor bolts which are present at the corners & they are bent & twisted. Since a lot of Counties didn't have a lot of $$ it appears the bridge was widened & somewhat straightend when the concrete was added. This bridge has suffered from extensive scour on & off for > 10 years - finally the County fixed the NW bank but there is still undermining at the West abutment.

Gary

Facts 

Overview

Steel stringer bridge over Stillwater Creek on E0600

Location

Payne County, Oklahoma

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1950

Design

Steel stringers
abutment combination of native stone & concrete.

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 26.9 ft.
Total length: 58.1 ft.
Deck width: 18.0 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+36.14481, -97.31914   (decimal degrees)
36°08'41" N, 97°19'09" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

14/651220/4001318 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Orlando East

Average daily traffic (as of 2016)

40

Inventory numbers

OKNBI 122050000000000 (Oklahoma bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 42197 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection report (as of July 2017)

Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 35 (out of 100)
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Update Log 

• December 18, 2009: Essay added by Gary Hines
• April 3, 2009: Added by Gene McCluney

Sources 

• Gene McCluney - gmacfilm [at] live [dot] com
• Gary Hines - ghines [at] odot [dot] org

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