Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Mountain Fork River Bridge

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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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Map

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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

Update Log

April 12, 2008: New photos from Wayne Kizziar

Sources

Wayne Kizziar - wayne1701 [at] cableone [dot] net

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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!