Bridge Creek, Oklahoma

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Bridge Creek, Oklahoma
Location of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma
Coordinates: 35°14′50″N 97°43′24″W / 35.24722, -97.72333
Country	United States
State	Oklahoma
County	Grady
Elevation	1,370 ft (418 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	334
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s)	405
FIPS code	40-08725[1]
GNIS feature ID	1090487[2]

Bridge Creek is a town in Grady County, Oklahoma, United States. As of 2006, the town is estimated to have a total population of 334.

Contents 1 Geography 2 May 3, 1999, tornado outbreak 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Geography

Bridge Creek is located at 35°14′50″N, 97°43′24″W (35.247350, -97.723460)^[3].

Bridge Creek was incorporated as a town in 2000.^[4][5] The town proper and the unincorporated areas that its limits enclose are part of a rapidly growing area of northern McClain and Grady Counties known as the "Tri-City Area" with Newcastle, Tuttle and Blanchard^[6].

[edit] May 3, 1999, tornado outbreak

Bridge Creek was one of several communities hardest hit by a tornado in the deadly May 3, 1999, tornado outbreak. At least 12 died in the Bridge Creek area^[7].

[edit] References

1. ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
2. ^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
3. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
4. ^ Map at Oklahoma Tax Commission website indicating municipal limits (HTML).
5. ^ A website indicating incorporation in 2000 (HTML).
6. ^ Example of Bridge Creek's inclusion in colloquial "Tri-City Area" (HTML).
7. ^ NWS article citing number of dead in Bridge Creek. Bridge Creek was also a safe place and a temporary morgue. (HTML).

[edit] External links

• Bridge Creek Schools
• The Bridge Creek Brag
• A webpage about Bridge Creek
• About the May 3rd Tornadoes

• Bridge Creek, Oklahoma is at coordinates 35°14′51″N 97°43′25″W / 35.247350, -97.723460 (Bridge Creek, Oklahoma)Coordinates: 35°14′51″N 97°43′25″W / 35.247350, -97.723460 (Bridge Creek, Oklahoma)

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