Cotter Bridge
Photos
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Side view Photo taken May 2005 by Keith Stephens |
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View from below Photo taken May 2005 by Keith Stephens |
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Oblique view Photo taken May 2005 by Keith Stephens |
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West end Photo taken May 2005 by Keith Stephens |
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East end Photo taken May 2005 by Keith Stephens |
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Approach span over railroad Photo taken May 2005 by Keith Stephens |
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Underneath Photo taken May 2005 by Keith Stephens |
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View from a distance Photos taken June 2001 and provided by the Arkansas Highway & Transportation Department |
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View from the ground Photos taken June 2001 and provided by the Arkansas Highway & Transportation Department |
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East end Photos taken June 2001 and provided by the Arkansas Highway & Transportation Department |
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West end Photos taken June 2001 and provided by the Arkansas Highway & Transportation Department |
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Builder's plaque Photos taken June 2001 and provided by the Arkansas Highway & Transportation Department |
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Dedication plaque Photos taken June 2001 and provided by the Arkansas Highway & Transportation Department |
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Photo taken by Fredrick Garcia |
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Photo taken by Fredrick Garcia |
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Photo taken by Fredrick Garcia |
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Photo taken by Fredrick Garcia |
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Photo taken by Fredrick Garcia |
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Photo taken by Fredrick Garcia |
Facts
- Overview
- Six-span rainbow arch bridge over White River on US 62B at Cotter
- Status
- Open to two-lane traffic
- History
- Built 1930 by the Marsh Engineering Co. and Bateman Contracting Co.; rehabilitated 2003-04
- Builders
- - Bateman Contracting Co.
- Marsh Engineering Co. of Des Moines, Iowa
- Design
- From west to east:
Nine deck girder approach spans, total length approx. 471 ft.
Five Marsh through arch spans, length of each 216 feet
Three deck girder approach spans, total length 141 feet
One Marsh pony arch over railroad tracks, length 132 feet
One deck girder approach span, length 26 feet - Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 216.0 ft.
Total length: 1,804.6 ft.
Deck width: 23.9 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 25.0 ft.
- Recognition
- Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on April 4, 1990
- Also called
- R.M. Ruthven Bridge (official name)
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +36.26706, -92.54394 (decimal degrees)
36°16'01" N, 92°32'38" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 15/540964/4013666 (zone/easting/northing)
- USGS topographic map
- Cotter
- Inventory numbers
- AHTD 00702 (Arkansas Highway and Transportation Dept. bridge number)
NRHP 90000518 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 10207 (Bridgehunter.com ID) - Inspection (as of 09/2008)
- Deck condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 51.2 (out of 100) - Average daily traffic (as of 2007)
- 1,100
Update Log
- September 12, 2008: Updated by David Backlin
- June 1, 2005: Posted new photos from Keith Stephens
Sources
- Keith Stephens - keithstephens [at] cox-internet [dot] com
- AHTD
- HAER AR-15 - Cotter Bridge
- Fredrick Garcia - fandsgarcia [at] gmail [dot] com
- David Backlin - us71 [at] cox [dot] net
Comments
Blueprints for this bridge are online at http://www.arkansashighways.com/historic_bridge/State%20Highway%20Bridge%20Plans/%2800702%29%20Cotter%20Bridge.pdf
Visited this bridge at 4:40 pm on 2 March 2007. Good photos can be taken from both downstream sides. The west bank has a dead end road that loops under the bridge and past several residences. The east bank has a large parking area with boat ramps, pavilion and picnic sites. Good overall pictures from a distance can also be taken at the overlook on Hwy 62. An old gutted restaurant-like building sits right at the west abuttment. The railroad bridge can be photographed best from the overlook and from the east bank park. Bridge looks to be fairly clean & tidy.
Webmaster's note: The photos that were here have been incorporated into the main site.
http://www.cotterar.com/cotterbridgebrochure-marsh.htm
Shows some photos of the bridge under construction.