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Photos taken July 2002 and provided by the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department

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Overview: Through truss bridge over Illinois River on Fisher Ford Road (CR 2)
Location: Benton County, Arkansas
Status: Closed to traffic as of June 2005
History: Built 1903 by the Leavenworth Bridge Co.
Design: Pin-connected, 4-panel, half-hip Pratt pony truss
Pin-connected, 8-panel Pratt through truss with two reinforcement piers added underneath
Pin-connected, 4-panel, half-hip Pratt pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 139.1 ft.
Total length: 201.1 ft.
Deck width: 15.7 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +36.12326, -94.51555 (decimal degrees)
36°07'24" N, 94°30'56" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/363615/3998683 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey: T. 17 N., R. 33 W., Sec. 29
USGS topographic map: Watts
Inventory numbers: AHTD 10591 (Arkansas Highway and Transportation Dept. bridge number)
BH 10213 (Bridgehunter.com ID)