Six Beale Wagon Road Iron Bridges in Indian Territory
1. Poteau River, 7.4 miles south of Fort Smith, just below the mouth of Cedar Creek (two-100 ft. spans), [ 35 17.00 N, 94 27.90 W ] [North lat., West long., degrees+minutes.], T9N, R27E, Sec. 5 ;
https://glorecords.blm.gov/details/survey/default.aspx?dm_id=21581&sid=3nui35lq.r2h#surveyDetailsTabIndex=1
Gene McCluney’s essay: https://bridgehunter.com/ar/sebastian/poteau-river-iron/
Whipple bowstring example: https://bridgehunter.com/ny/columbia/shaw/
2. Red Bank Creek, 4.6 miles west of Spiro (50 ft. span), [ 35 15.14 N, 94 42.13 W ], T9N, R25E, Sec. 18;
(site found by Kyle Burch in 2020)
https://glorecords.blm.gov/details/survey/default.aspx?dm_id=21558&sid=r4df0gpv.2yt#surveyDetailsTabIndex=1
Whipple bowstring example: https://bridgehunter.com/ny/monroe/ehrmentraut-farm/
3. Otter Creek, 1.4 miles southwest of Keota (50 ft. span), [ 35 14.45 N, 94 56.37 W ], T9N, R22E, Sec. 23/24;
https://glorecords.blm.gov/details/survey/default.aspx?dm_id=21522&sid=2jsz3dd3.2ya#surveyDetailsTabIndex=1
Whipple bowstring example: https://bridgehunter.com/ny/monroe/ehrmentraut-farm/
4. Sans Bois Creek, 0.6 miles northwest of Iron Bridge (100 ft. span), [ 35 14.54 N, 94 58.02 W ], T9N, R22E, Sec. 22;
https://glorecords.blm.gov/details/survey/default.aspx?dm_id=21522&sid=2jsz3dd3.2ya#surveyDetailsTabIndex=1
Whipple bowstring example: https://bridgehunter.com/ny/albany/whipple/
5. Emachaya Creek, 0.8 miles west of Whitefield (50 ft. span), [ 35 14.90 N, 95 15.07 W ], T9N, R19E, Sec. 13; and
https://glorecords.blm.gov/details/survey/default.aspx?dm_id=21487&sid=pymxvmx2.eiu#surveyDetailsTabIndex=1
Prior to these ODOT bridges: https://bridgehunter.com/ok/haskell/55100000000000/
Whipple bowstring example: https://bridgehunter.com/ny/monroe/ehrmentraut-farm/
6. Little River at Edwards Trading Post (100 ft. span), [ 35 0.44 N, 96 23.28 W ], T6N, R9E, Sec. 8
https://glorecords.blm.gov/details/survey/default.aspx?dm_id=20086&sid=cdms5ti5.gf1#surveyDetailsTabIndex=1
Gene McCluney’s report: https://bridgehunter.com/ok/hughes/little-river/
Whipple bowstring example: https://bridgehunter.com/ny/albany/whipple/