Bridge Design Included Unique Engineering Features

Bridge Design Included Unique Engineering Features. . The Caney River Bridge design included two Camelback pony trusses and a K-truss, which was uncommon nationally but popular in Oklahoma. The members of the bridge span form the letter "К" and explain why this bridge type is known as a K-truss., The Oklahoma Department of Transportation often used the K-truss bridge design from the early 1930s through the 1950s. The angled members of the K-truss panels allowed for a longer structure and cost-efficient construction. The Caney River Bridge design had unusual features such as a slightly arched deck and dual cantilevered sidewalks that allowed pedestrians to safely use the bridge., The project included the construction of stone masonry tree wells as a functional and aesthetic feature to enhance the park setting by Works Progress Administration laborers., Bridges at This Site , Several bridges have spanned the Caney River through the years. A private company financed construction of the first bridge, a Parker through truss, which was completed in 1905 before Oklahoma statehood. In 1920, when the Bartlesville-Dewey highway was paved, a new Pratt through truss was constructed. By the mid-1930s a new bridge was needed to accommodate increased traffic and larger vehicles. Construction of the K-truss bridge began in 1936 and was completed in 1937., Captions , (Photo #1) Elevation from construction plan set showing the K-Truss design. , (Photo #2) 1979 photograph of the Caney River Bridge. , (Photo #3) Detail of the tree well from the plan set. , (Photo #4) 1905 Parker through truss bridge. , (Photo #5) 1920 Pratt through truss bridge. , (Photo #6) 1937 K-truss bridge.