Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Illinois River Arch Bridge

Photos

Overview

These photos, taken Dec. 2001 and provided by the Arkansas Highway & Transportation Department, show the bridge before it was closed to traffic.

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North end

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South end

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Plaque

Designed and Built
By
Luten Bridge Co.
Knoxville Tenn.
1922

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Oblique view

These photos were taken Sept. 2005 by Dustie Meads

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Overview: Closed two-span Luten arch bridge over Illinois River on CR 3 (Chambers Springs Road) east of Siloam Springs, just south of US 412
Location: Benton County, Arkansas
Status: Closed to traffic
History: Built 1922 by the Luten Bridge Co.
Builder: - Luten Bridge Co. of Knoxville, Tennessee
Design: Closed-spandrel arch
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 65.9 ft.
Total length: 139.1 ft.
Deck width: 10.8 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on January 28, 1988
Approximate latitude, longitude: +36.16669, -94.43323 (decimal degrees)
36°10'00" N, 94°25'60" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
USGS topographic map: Gallatin
Inventory numbers: AHTD 10593 (Arkansas Highway and Transportation Dept. bridge number)
NRHP 87002420 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 10216 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 03/2006): Deck condition rating: Imminent Failure (1 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Imminent Failure (1 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Imminent Failure (1 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 12.1 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1987): 190

Illinois River Arch Bridge

Posted November 14, 2005, by Betty Steele (pooboosteele [at] msn [dot] com)

Who decided this bridge was structurally deficient and where can I obtain a copy of the appraisal?