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show additional pictures of this historical bridge. Is possibly the oldest docmented
Truss Bridge in Oklahoma.
This structure is Oklahoma's oldest documented truss bridge, and may be the oldest bridge period. The bridge was built in 1896 as a railroad bridge, and in 1947 it was put into service at this location in Seminole County south of Maud. It is not known what the bridge's original location was (but it supposedly was in Ohio or Oklahoma, or if the bridge was there the whole time from 1896 to 1947. The broken half of the plaque at the left was found at the bottom of the northeast endpost and was photographed before we rescued it. A paint scar revealed the location of this plaque on the endpost. Clearly visible on the plaque are the words "OHIO" and the year "1896" Our group of bridge hunters will present the plaque as well as copies of the photographs taken on the day we visited to one of two possible state offices in June 2004. Either the state historical society or state department of transportation will be given the plaque and documentation.