Sunday, April 27, 2025

1936-2011+1957 OK-66/US-66 over Bird Creek near Catoosa, OK

1936: (Archived Bridge Hunter; Bridge Hunter; Historic Bridges; HAER Photos; Satellite)

The 1936 truss has already been replaced, but, for now, the 1957 bridge still has trusses.
Street View, Mar 2023

The three long spans are K-trusses.
Street View, Mar 2023

2009 photo by Gene McCluney via BridgeHunter_1936
"Older Bridge on Left"
[The truss in the background is a former-Frisco Bridge.]

The river is now named Verdigris River because Bird Creek was moved.

Most of the spans in the 1936 bridge spans were reused (list from ArchivedBridgeHunter_1936):
The old trusses appear to be big lawn ornaments.  But that makes it even easier to study how old trusses were built. Newer views show that this area has been landscaped. I went with this rather desolate view because you can see the 1957 bridge on the right side. If you look through the long span, you can see part of a short span.
Street View, Mar 2016

I found this better view. Not only can you see the shorter truss on the right, the "Ks" in the longer truss are very evident.
Street View, Jul 2024

Rogers Landing appears to contain the remaining two long trusses.
Street View, Aug 2011

Actually, the above seems to be a temporary location while they built the new bridge in 2011. This is the final resting place.
Street View, Jul 2024

safe_image for 1956 Span Once Part of US 66 Expressway Crossing that Featured a 1936 Span.
The BridgeHunter's Chronicles shared

Mike Roquemore commented on the above
I by chance went there the weekend before construction was set to start.

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