Bridge Creek is a

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in Grady County,

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, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town population was 336, a 0% change from 2010.

History

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

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, and

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. Bridge Creek was one of several communities hardest hit by an F5 tornado in the deadly May 3, 1999, tornado outbreak. At least 11 people died in the Bridge Creek area.

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measured wind speeds of in this tornado when it was near Bridge Creek. This tornado currently stands with the highest rated windspeed recorded on Earth. The town was hit again by an EF3 tornado on May 6, 2015, 16 years and 3 days after the 1999 tornado. Homes were destroyed or heavily damaged.Tornado Outbreak Wreaks Havoc Across Great Plains; Multiple Injuries Reported
. Weather Channel (May 7, 2015). Retrieved on May 3, 2017.

Geography

Bridge Creek is bordered to the north, west, and southwest by the city of

, to the south by the city of

, and to the east by the city of

in McClain County.

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, the

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, forms the southeastern border of the town, leading northeast to downtown

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and southwest to

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, the Grady County seat.

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, the H. E. Bailey Turnpike Norman Spur, leads north through the center of Bridge Creek and continues north to

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. According to the

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, the town of Bridge Creek has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

References

External links

Bridge Creek Public Schools

About the May 3, 1999 Tornado
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