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Side view

Photos taken May 2005 by Keith Stephens

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Portal

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View from below

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Photo taken by Fredrick Garcia

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Photo taken by Fredrick Garcia

Facts

Overview: Three-span through truss bridge over North Fork White River and Prospect Street on the railroad at Norfork
Location: Baxter County, Arkansas
Status: Open to railroad traffic
History: Built ca. 1909
Design: Parker through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 228.9 ft.
Total length: 631.7 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +36.21222, -92.28775 (decimal degrees)
36°12'44" N, 92°17'16" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/564021/4007722 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Norfork
Inventory numbers: AHTD 19006 (Arkansas Highway and Transportation Dept. bridge number)
BH 10211 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection
Average daily traffic (as of 1983): 65

Comments

Norfork Railroad Bridge

Posted March 3, 2007, by Fred Garcia (fandsgarcia [at] gmail [dot] com)

Visited this bridge at 4:00 pm on 2 March 2007. There are several good vantage points to get photos. Good straight-on view can be taken right from the RR crossing before getting on the gravel road that takes you under both bridges. Also took a nice photo from the same rock promontory that I used for the long shot of the Norfork vehicle bridge. RR bridge seems hefty and rusty.

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