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Historic Bridges Narratives (HAER Documentation)

While USDOT agencies have substantive regulatory requirements for environmental review of historic bridges, oftentimes bridges are functionally obsolete or structurally deficient and are not able to be rehabilitated to sufficient standards to carry the volume and loads of today's traffic. In these instances, replacement of the structure and/or removal of the bridge from the transportation system is the most feasible and prudent alternative. ODOT routinely produces historic bridge narratives and photographic documentation as mitigation for adverse effects to bridges eligible for inclusion, or listed on the National Register of Historic Places. While new bridges have been, or will be, constructed for these projects, counties and local landowners often agree to leave many of these bridges in place.  Below are Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) documents for bridges 'replaced' since 2000, including s short description of the historic bridge and its current status.

If the bridge is was bypassed and left in place, we've included a .kmz link to the location of the bridge.

Bryan County

County Road N3715 over the Red River
The Red River Mixed Truss Bridge, a combination Pratt through truss and deck truss, was constructed as a railroad bridge at Carpenters Bluff in 1910, for the Missouri, Oklahoma and Gulf Railway. The railroad bridge was originally constructed with a shelf on the southeast side for the addition of a wood plank wagon bridge.  
Status: The bridge still carries traffic but will be bypassed and left in place <location>.
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Carpenter's Bluff bridge over the Red River

State Highway 199 over Cumberland Cut 
The Cumberland Cut Mixed Truss Bridge is located on State Highway (SH) 199 and crosses the Cumberland Cut channel located on the Washita River arm of Lake Texoma. Constructed 1950–1951, the bridge is a true definition of a mixed truss and has a combination of two Camelback pony trusses flanking a Parker-through truss and K-through truss. 
Status:  This bridge was bypassed and retained in place​ <location>.
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SH-199 Cumberland Cut after bridge was bypassed

Choctaw County

County Road E2010 over Muddy Boggy Creek
​The Muddy Boggy Creek Bridge was constructed circa 1919 and is a combination Pratt through truss and Pratt pony truss. Bridge was bypassed and left in place <location>.
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County Road EW-2010 over Muddy Boggy Creek

County Road E2020 over Clear Boggy Creek
​The Clear Boggy Creek Bridge is a Pratt through truss constructed by the Kansas City Bridge Company around 1919. 
Bridge was bypassed and left in place <location>.
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County Road EW-2020 over Clear Boggy Creek (view from new bridge).

Comanche county

County Road NS-247 over Blue Beaver Creek
​The Blue Beaver Creek Bridge is an early example of a Pratt Pony Truss bridge built by the Boardman Company of Oklahoma City in 1916.  Bridge was donated to Camp Y'Shua <location>.  More information on the donation.
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Blue Beaver Creek bridge, after donation to Camp Y'Shua

craig county

County Road EW-25 over Paw​paw Creek
The Pawpaw Creek Parker Pony Truss Bridge was constructed in 1911 by the Illinois Steel Bridge Company of Jacksonville, Illinois, as a one-lane vehicular bridge over Pawpaw Creek in Craig County.  Bridge was replaced and removed in 2011.
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County Road EW-25 bridge over Pawpaw Creek prior to removal

County Road EW-23 over Pawpaw Creek
The Paw Paw Creek Warren with Polygonal Pony Truss Bridge constructed in 1909.  The Paw Paw Creek Bridge is a rare example of a Warren with Polygonal Pony Truss Bridge built by the Illinois Steel Bridge Company of Jacksonville, Illinois. It is an unusual example of a Warren, with five slopes on the top chord, similar to that found in a Camelback, as well as a fishbelly bottom chord.  Bridge was replaced and removed in 2013.
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County Road EW-23 over Pawpaw Creek prior to its removal

creek county

County Road N3900 over Childres Creek
The Childres Creek Pratt Half-Hip Pony Truss Bridge was constructed between 1909 and 1911 by the Massillon Bridge and Structural Company of Massillon, Ohio. The structure is a good example of its type and is a representative example of the work done by the bridge company, a rare builder for Oklahoma bridges. Furthermore, the structure demonstrates a pattern of development associated with the oil industry in Creek County during the early 1900s.  Bridge was replaced and removed in 2009.

County Road E0815 over Sand Creek

County Road NS-363 over Dry Creek

grant county

County Road E0180 (Greer Road) over Sand Creek

harmon county

Hollis Road over the Red River

Jackson county

County Road E1690 over an unnamed creek

Jefferson County

State Highway 79 over the Red River
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kay county

State Highway 156 over Salt Fork of the Arkansas River

Leflore county

County Road 138 over Caston Creek

County Road NS-457.5 over Brazil Creek
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County Road NS 457.5 (also known as County Road 159) over Brazil Creek; view from new bridge.

County Road 4812 over Poteau River
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County Road 4812 over Poteau River

logan county

County Road N3000 over Cottonwood Creek

McClain County

Western Avenue over Walnut Creek

Muskogee county

County Road EW-93 over Cloud Creek

County Road EW-95 over Cloud Creek

County Road EW-83.5 over Grand River

Okfuskee county

County Road N3900 over Stidham Creek

Oklahoma county

Northeast 150th Street over Smith Creek

Okmulgee county

McKeown Road over the Deep Fork River

osage county

County Road 3011 over Coon Creek

Ottawa county

County Road EW-6 over Neosho River (Stepps Ford Bridge)

County Road NS-459 over the Neosho River

State Highway 10 over Spring River

pawnee county

County Road N3500 over Coal Creek

County Road EW-44.1 over the Arkansas River (extends into Osage County)

payne county

County Road E0690 over Clear Creek

pittsburg county

County Road N4040 over Coal Creek
The Coal Creek Mixed Truss Bridge is located on Road N4040, also known as Lake McAlester Road, over Coal Creek in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma. The bridge, constructed in 1927, was built to replace a previously existing bridge washed away by heavy flood waters in April of that year. The truss system exhibited on the Coal Creek bridge is a combination of a modified Pratt through truss flanked by Camelback pony trusses, a combination not commonly found. Thus, as an unaltered structure, the Coal Creek Mixed Truss Bridge is a unique example of its type.
Status: bridge was bypassed and retained in place by the county.
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County Road E1570 over Brushy Creek

rogers county

State Highway 66 over Bird Creek
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SH-66 over Bird Creek; 1936 bridge on left, 1956 bridge on right.

Sequoyah county

State Highway 101 over Lee Creek
The Lee Creek K Through Truss Bridge is located on State Highway (SH) 101 crossing Lee Creek in northeast Sequoyah County, Oklahoma. This single-span bridge constructed in 1946 was built to replace a previously existing bridge over Lee Creek washed away by flood waters in 1945. The replacement bridge was built using a K Through Truss, a standard design used by the state of Oklahoma from the early 1930s through the 1950s.
Status - the bridge was bypassed and retained in place
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Tulsa county

State Highway 11 over Hominy Creek
The Hominy Creek Bridge is a notable example of a K Through Truss Bridge built by the Standard Paving Company. This truss design was a standardized design introduced in Oklahoma in the 1930s and used across the state through the 1950s.  Although K-Trusses are common in Oklahoma, interestingly, they are quite rare in other part of the U.S. 
Status - Adopted by a private citizen in Skiatook (click to learn more).
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