Bridge Creek, Oklahoma
| Bridge Creek, Oklahoma | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
 Bridge Creek
Bridge Creek
|
|
| Coordinates: 35°14′6″N 97°44′12″W / 35.23500°N 97.73667°WCoordinates: 35°14′6″N 97°44′12″W / 35.23500°N 97.73667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oklahoma |
| County | Grady |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.64 sq mi (4.24 km2) |
| • Land | 1.64 sq mi (4.24 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,378 ft (420 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 336 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 335 |
| • Density | 210/sq mi (79/km2) |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 73010 / 73089 |
| Area code | 405 |
| FIPS code | 40-08725 |
| GNIS ID | 1934555 |
Bridge Creek is a town in Grady County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town population was 336.
Bridge Creek was incorporated as a town in 2000. 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.
Bridge Creek was one of several communities hardest hit by an F5 tornado in the deadly May 3, 1999, tornado outbreak. At least 12 died in the Bridge Creek area. Doppler radar measured wind speeds of 318 miles per hour (512 km/h) in this tornado when it was near Bridge Creek. This is the highest wind speed ever recorded on earth.
The town was hit again by an EF3 tornado on May 6, 2015. 25 homes were destroyed or heavily damaged.
Bridge Creek is located in northeastern Grady County at 35°14′50″N 97°43′24″W / 35.24722°N 97.72333°W (35.247350, -97.723460). It is bordered to the north by the city of Tuttle, to the south by the city of Blanchard, and to the east by the city of Newcastle in McClain County.
...
Wikipedia