Built in 1925 to carry traffic over the North Canadian River on what was then State Route 2, as the US Highway System was not yet used. It has four 120 foot spans on 5 concrete piers. Only the northernmost span is over the river.
In the very early 2000s, a new bridge was built about 300 yards east. This bridge continued to carry southbound traffic until the southbound spans for the new bridges were finished. At that time, somewhere around 2003 or 2004, this bridge was relegated to local traffic, and later, closed completely.
Now, concrete dividers are placed across the roadway on the north and south roads leading to the bridge. The blockages on the north side are just off the bridge, the south ones are a few hundred feet south.
North Canadian River Bridge
Canadian County, Oklahoma
Facts
Overview
Through truss bridge over North Canadian River on N2830 (Old US 81) in El Reno
Location
Canadian County, Oklahoma
Status
Intact but closed to all traffic
History
Built 1925
Design
Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 122.1 ft.
Total length: 490.2 ft.
Deck width: 18.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 15.3 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+35.56254, -97.95928 (decimal degrees)
35°33'45" N, 97°57'33" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
14/594314/3935927 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
El Reno
Average daily traffic (as of 2016)
100
Inventory numbers
OKNBI 016330000000000 (Oklahoma bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 28762 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of November 2018)
Sufficiency rating: 28.9 (out of 100)