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Oblique view

Great old bridge. Looked to be original save for the portal knee braces being cut out.

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Overhead clearance

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Triple pony approaches

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Central pier

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Side view of middle span

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Oblique view

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Portal side view

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Facing east

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Facts 

Overview
Through truss bridge over Mountain Fork River on US 70
Location
McCurtain County, Oklahoma
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1948
Design
Through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 210.0 ft.
Total length: 732.0 ft.
Deck width: 27.9 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 17.1 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+34.04167, -94.62333   (decimal degrees)
34°02'30" N, 94°37'24" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory number
BH 29366 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 04/2006)
Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 56.4 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2005)
5,500

Categories 

Built 1948 (158)
Built during 1940s (1,487)
McCurtain County, Oklahoma (9)
Oklahoma (1,169)
Open (21,663)
Owned by state (6,563)
Span length 175-250 feet (1,004)
Structurally deficient (10,809)
Through truss (5,275)
Total length 500-1000 feet (1,002)
Truss (15,829)
US 70 (22)

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Mountain Fork River Bridge
Posted July 2, 2008, by Brad Smith (bwana39 [at] yahoo [dot] com)

I have Never seen the water that high. There is a raft company that does business right beside the bridge. Yep this is it, but, whew!