Near Chelsea in Rogers County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)

Pryor Creek Bridge

Photographed by Jason Voigt, April 6, 2021

1. Pryor Creek Bridge Marker

Inscription. The historical Pryor Creek Bridge was built in 1926 and carried U.S. Highway 66 traffic from 1926 to 1932, when a new alignment of Route 66 bypassed the bridge.

The bridge is 123 feet in length with a total width of 19 feet. The design is modified pratt through truss design. The contractor was E.G. Fike and Son.

The Pryor Creek Bridge is the only remaining unaltered example of the modified pratt through truss design in the State of Oklahoma.

Inscribed in the concrete on top of the southwest abutment is "Okla S.H.C. 1926" which is a reference to the Okla. State Highway Commission.

The Pryor Creek Bridge in Chelsea, Oklahoma was added to the National Register of Historic Places Sept. 6, 2006.

Erected by Chelsea Area Historical Society.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Bridges & Viaducts • Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the U.S. Route 66 series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1926.

Location. 36° 32.316′ N, 95° 24.882′ W. Marker is near Chelsea, Oklahoma, in Rogers County. It is on S4260 Road north of State Highway 66, on the

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left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 16 S4260 Rd, Chelsea OK 74016, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Oklahoma’s Cherokee Nation,

in Northeast Oklahoma — Green Country,

and in Greater Tulsa.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Ozarks,

on the prairies,

and on the Southern Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 6 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Al-lu-we (approx. 7 miles away); Ed Galloway's Totem Pole Park (approx. 7.3 miles away); 1928 Route 66 Footrace (approx. 9.3 miles away); Foyil Filling Station (approx. 9.3 miles away); Cabin Creek Battlefield (approx. 9.3 miles away); Andrew Hartley Payne (approx. 10 miles away).

Photographed by Jason Voigt, April 6, 2021

2. Pryor Creek Bridge Marker

Pryor Creek Bridge image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jason Voigt, April 6, 2021

3. Pryor Creek Bridge

Credits. This page was last revised on April 14, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 14, 2021, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 1,602 times since then and 95 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 14, 2021, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.