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General View Of Truss Leg Bedstead Bridge, Looking South

HAER photos taken July 1988 by Louise T. Taft

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General View Of Bridge Showing Trusses, Looking South

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General View Of Bridge, Looking North

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Looking North, General View Of Bridge With 4' Range Pole At Southwest Corner Of Bridge

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Three-Quarter View Of Bridge, Looking Northwest

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Elevation View Of Bridge, Looking East

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General View Of Bridge, Looking Northwest

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Looking South, View Of Deck Support System Of Bridge

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Detail View Of Bottom Chord Connection

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Looking Southeast, Detail View Of North End Of Bridge And Deck

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Map 

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Facts 

Overview
Lost bedstead pony truss bridge over Spavinaw Creek on CR 29 (Orchard Road) between Gravette and Decatur
Location
Benton County, Arkansas
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1909 by the Illinois Steel Bridge Co. of Jacksonville, Illinois. Replaced 1990
Builder
- Illinois Steel Bridge Co. of Jacksonville, Illinois
Design
Riveted, 8-panel Warren bedstead pony truss
Dimensions
Total length: 71.0 ft.
Deck width: 10.5 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+36.38385, -94.48146   (decimal degrees)
36°23'02" N, 94°28'53" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/367125/4027543 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Gravette
Inventory numbers
NRHP 87002414 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 10226 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log 

  • December 6, 2008: New photos from James Baughn

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