National Register Record for CAPTAIN CREEK BRIDGE

Historic Name: CAPTAIN CREEK BRIDGE
Current Name: BRIDGE #4124 0157X
Address: 100 YARDS WEST OF INTERSECTION OF HICKORY STREET AND SH66B
City: WELLSTON VICINITY            County: LINCOLN
Section: None           Township: None           Range: None          
Description of significance: THE CAPTAIN CREEK BRIDGE, CONSTRUCTED IN 1933, WAS AN INTEGRAL ELEMENT OF THE ROUTE 66 LOOP THROUGH WELLSTON. THIS STRUCTURE EXPERIENCED A BRIEF, BUT POWERFULLY SIGNIFICANT RELATIONSHIP WITH ROUTE 66 IN OKLAHOMA. THE CAPTAIN CREEK BRIDGE IS A CAMELBACK PONY TRUSS BRIDGE MADE OF STEEL ON CONCRETE PIERS, WITH A SINGLE PONY SPAN BUT AUGMENTED WITH A SUBSTANTIAL DECK THAT CONNECTS TO THE ABUTMENTS. FROM ABUTMENT TO ABUTMENT, THE BRIDGE IS 225 FEET LONG, AND THE CAMELBACK PONY SPAN SEGMENT IS ONE HUNDRED FEET IN LENGTH. THE DECK IS MADE OF CONCRETE, NOW COVERED WITH ASPHALT AND IS TWENTY-TWO FEET WIDE. LISTED IN NATIONAL REGISTER 3/3/2004.

Type: STRUCTURE
Historic Function: TRANSPORTATION: ROAD-RELATED (VEHICULAR)
Current Function: TRANSPORTATION: ROAD-RELATED (VEHICULAR)
Area of Significance 1: TRANSPORTATION
Area of Significance 2: None
Architectural Style: OTHER: CAMELBACK PONY TRUSS BRIDGE
Architect: SAMPLEY, D.C. - BUILDER
Year Built: 1933            Original Site: YES
Condition: GOOD
Restricted: N
Documentation Source: None
Date Prepared: DECEMBER 2003