Rock Creek Bridge on Route 66 in Sapulpa, Oklahoma

 

Bridge #18, the Rock Creek Bridge on Route 66 in Oklahoma. This bridge once carried Route 66 and the Ozark Trail, now it is blocked off to traffic but you can walk across it.

 An interesting thing about this bridge is that it has brick pavement on the deck.  Also of note is that it's a Parker Through Truss Bridge, if you care about bridge types.


 On the right, you can see Route 66 heading towards the bridge.  This part of the road is closed to traffic.  Just in front of the bridge is an old, period appropriate pickup truck.
 
 This area was recently redone, there is now a large parking lot and a plaza near it.  The plaza, on the left, has a orange and yellow covered pavilion in it.

The address of the park is  13000 W. Ozark Trail, Sapulpa, OK.

 

A large tank with a flower painted on it and the words "Historic Route 66 * Sapulpa, OK".  This is behind some trees on the other side of the railroad tracks.

This part of the former Route 66 is signed as the Ozark Trail.  The Ozark Trail was a road that ran from St. Louis, Missouri to Paso, Texas.  The Ozark Trail predates the national highway system, it was organized by the private Ozark Trails Association.

This is right after the bridge, you can drive here, but you have to turn around just behind where the camera is.  The road continues on for over 3 miles before rejoining the more modern Oklahoma 66 / Oklahoma 33.

This railroad bridge is right next to bridge 18.  Below it you can see Rock Creek which is what Bridge 18 also crosses here.

Next stop: Bristow, OK; Prior Stop: Sapulpa, OK. You can see all my Route 66 posts here.   
 

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