Road Bridge - Perry Lake Park - Perry, OK - Arch Bridges on Waymarking.com

Perry lake Park is the 170-acre site of a CCC Camp #863 which constructed this lake and facilities during the period from 5/1/1934 to 7/1/1935. 216 men worked on creating this beautiful lake and the picnic facilities here.

The National Register nomination describes this bridge as follows: This stone arch bridge has a total length of approximately forty feet and the round arch span is about fifteen feet. The stonework is quarry-faced, in a regular, random ashlar. At each end, and on each side of the bridge, large piers rise above the roadway approximately three feet, and two smaller piers are equidistant between them. Rounded timbers are set into the piers, providing a naturalistic guardrail.

This park has one-way drives which meander around the lake and the slightly hilly terrain makes for a wonderful hiking area.

Length of bridge: 40 ft. What type of traffic does this bridge support?: Park traffic (vehicles, pedestrian, bike, etc.) What kind of gap does this bridge cross?: Creek Date constructed: 1934-1935 Is the bridge still in service for its original purpose?: Yes Name of road or trail the bridge services: Unnamed Location: Perry Lake Park Perry, Oklahoma Height of bridge: Not listed

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Date Logged Log User Rating   11/16/2019 The Snowdog visited it