National Register Record for BRIDGE NO. 18 AT ROCK CREEK

Historic Name: BRIDGE NO. 18 AT ROCK CREEK
Current Name: ROCK CREEK BRIDGE
Address: OLD HIGHWAY 66 AT ROCK CREEK
City: SAPULPA            County: CREEK
Section: None           Township: None           Range: None          
Description of significance: BRIDGE NO. 18 AT ROCK CREEK, CONSTRUCTED IN 1924 SOUTHWEST OF SAPULPA, IS AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF A PARKER THROUGH TRUSS BRIDGE ON ROUTE 66 IN OKLAHOMA. THIS TYPE OF BRIDGE DESIGN WAS USED EXTENSIVELY ALONG ROUTE 66 DURING THE FIRST QUARTER OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY FOR LARGE BRIDGES. IN 1952, THIS SECTION OF ROUTE 66 WAS ABANDONED AND A NEW SECTION OF HIGHWAY WITH A NEW CONCRETE BRIDGE WAS BUILT NEARBY. ALTHOUGH A NUMBER OF BRIDGES WERE BUILT ON ROUTE 66, BRIDGE NO. 18 AT ROCK CREEK IS ONE OF THE FEW EXTANT STEEL TRUSS BRIDGES. TODAY, THE BRIDGE RETAINS A HIGH DEGREE OF HISTORICAL AND STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY. LISTED IN NATIONAL REGISTER 2/23/95.

Type: STRUCTURE
Historic Function: TRANSPORTATION: ROAD-RELATED
Current Function: TRANSPORTATION: ROAD-RELATED
Area of Significance 1: TRANSPORTATION
Area of Significance 2: ENGINEERING
Architectural Style: INAPPLICABLE
Architect: CONCRETE AND STEEL CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
Year Built: 1924            Original Site: YES
Condition: GOOD
Restricted: N
Documentation Source: COUNTY COMMISSIONERS REPORT, NOV. 16, 1921; JOSEPH KING, LETTER TO BRENDA PECK, JAN 20, 1992; STATE OF OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS, 1924-1925.
Date Prepared: 1992