Grand River Bridge

Map 

Vicinity map Map links: Google Maps Yahoo! Maps TopoZone Terraserver USA

Facts 

Overview

Through truss bridge over Grand River on 5172C in Fort Gibson

Location

Fort Gibson, Muskogee County, Oklahoma

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1926

Builders

- J. A. Moore, Contractor
- Muskogee Iron Works

Design

This bridge is a Modified Parker through truss, so-called because the panels were subdivided to allow for greater stiffness and support for the deck. This is the only bridge of its type on the Oklahoma Department of Transportation Historic Bridge Survey.

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 180.1 ft.
Total length: 766.1 ft.
Deck width: 15.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 15.2 ft.

Recognition

Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places

Approximate latitude, longitude

+35.81333, -95.25333   (decimal degrees)
35°48'48" N, 95°15'12" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

15/296418/3965587 (zone/easting/northing)

Elevation

510 ft. above sea level

USGS topographic map

Northeast Muskogee

Inventory number

BH 29395 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection (as of 07/2007)

Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 17.8 (out of 100)

Average daily traffic (as of 2006)

200

Categories 

Update Log 

• October 6, 2008: Updated by Rick Mattioni: Added to description of bridge and contractor's name.

Sources 

• Rick Mattioni - rickmattioni [at] aol [dot] com

Comments