Bridge Creek, Oklahoma
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Tuttle census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73089. The Survey maps it on the Blanchard quadrangle. 336 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,375 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresBridge Creek grew from 336 to 336 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 336 | |
| 2020 | 336 | 0 (0%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 16 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1904 USGS Chickasha quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Oklahoma City quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Oklahoma City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Oklahoma City quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Blanchard quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1985 USGS Oklahoma City South quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
1 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Bridge Creek in 2008, burning about 12 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 January 2008 | Debris and open burning | 12 acres | Chickasaw Agency | FROZEN TURTLE |
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Bridge Creek: 6 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Flagstone. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Sandstone Pit | Flagstone | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Gravel Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
50 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bridge Creek in 50 storm reports between 2012 and 2025: 25 hail, 23 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bridge Creek | $5,000 | Tree branches and powerlines blown down. Time is radar estimated. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bridge Creek | $5,000 | Significant damage to a greenhouse structure. |
| May 2019 | Hail | Bridge Creek | $5,000 | Roof totaled due to hail damage. Time estimate from radar. |
| October 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bridge Creek | $5,000 | Sheet metal debris blown onto side roadway off of Highway 4, south of Fox Lane and to the west. Time estimated by radar. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bridge Creek | $5,000 | An area of wind damage occurred in far northwestern Grady County into northeastern McClain County before the development of the Newcastle-Moore tornado. In Grady County, the damage was confined to trees. |
| May 2023 | Tornado (EF0) | Bridge Creek | $2,000 | A tornado was observed by storm chasers touching down near the Grady-McClain County line. An NWS storm survey team found tree damage and damage to a barn along County Road 1250 just west of the McClain County line. The tornado moved north-northeast and crossed into McClain County just north of County Road 1250. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bridge Creek | $2,000 | Overturned 16X8 storage building, located about 1.2 miles south of OK-37 on Mustang road. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bridge Creek | $1,000 | Several trees snapped or uprooted. |
| March 2025 | Hail | Bridge Creek | - | Relayed image. Location is approximate. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Bridge Creek | - | The report was relayed through mPING. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Bridge Creek | - | The report was relayed through mPING. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Bridge Creek | - | The report was relayed through mPING. |
| April 2025 | Flash Flood | Bridge Creek | - | Relayed image showing portions of North County Line Road, north of Oklahoma Highway 37, closed due to flooding. Event time is approximate. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bridge Creek | - | An estimated wind gust. The report was relayed through Spotter Network. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bridge Creek | - | Three-inch tree limbs were blown down. The report was relayed through mPING. The event time is estimated from radar observations. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Bridge Creek | - | MPing report. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Bridge Creek | - | Photo shared via social media. Time is radar estimated. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Bridge Creek | - | Reported at the intersection of Highway 4 and Fox Lane. |
| September 2023 | Hail | Bridge Creek | - | MPing report. |
| April 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bridge Creek | - | Two to three inch tree branches broken off of a tree. |
| April 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bridge Creek | - | Estimated wind gust. |
| April 2021 | Hail | Bridge Creek | - | Significant damage to mobile home siding reported. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bridge Creek | - | Power poles and lines downed. Time radar estimated. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bridge Creek | - | Tree down near Country Rd 1250/Sara Rd. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bridge Creek | - | Multiple trees downed over roadway near county road 1270/ country street 2970, 2980. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bridge Creek | - | Fence panels blown over and scattered tree damage. Time estimate from radar. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bridge Creek | - | More trees downed and damaged along Tecumseh road just east of Sara Rd in Bridge Creek. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bridge Creek | - | Some tree debris in Bridge Creek area. Mainly small limbs down and one hanging from a power line. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bridge Creek | - | A 6-8 inch diameter tree snapped. |
| October 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bridge Creek | - | No damage reported. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bridge Creek | - | No damage reported. |
| May 2015 | Hail | Bridge Creek | - | No damage was reported. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Bridge Creek | - | The hail was reported at mile marker 102 along the H.E. Bailey Turnpike. No damage was reported. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Bridge Creek | - | No damage was reported. |
| February 2023 | Hail | Bridge Creek | - | no account filed |
| April 2023 | Hail | Bridge Creek | - | no account filed |
| June 2023 | Hail | Bridge Creek | - | no account filed |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bridge Creek | - | no account filed |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bridge Creek | - | no account filed |
| June 2022 | Hail | Bridge Creek | - | no account filed |
| April 2021 | Hail | Bridge Creek | - | no account filed |
| April 2021 | Hail | Bridge Creek | - | no account filed |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bridge Creek | - | no account filed |
| May 2019 | Hail | Bridge Creek | - | no account filed |
| May 2019 | Hail | Bridge Creek | - | no account filed |
| May 2019 | Hail | Bridge Creek | - | no account filed |
| October 2017 | Hail | Bridge Creek | - | no account filed |
| October 2017 | Hail | Bridge Creek | - | no account filed |
| October 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bridge Creek | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Bridge Creek | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Bridge Creek | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3475764 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1934555. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.





