Historic Bridges
of the United States
Gulpha Gorge Bridge No. 2
Garland County
,
Arkansas
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Oblique view
Photos taken Dec. 2003 and provided by the Arkansas Highway & Transportation Department
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Facts
Overview
Concrete arch bridge over West Gulpha Creek on US 70B in Gulpha Gorge
Location
Hot Springs
,
Garland County
,
Arkansas
Status
Open to two-lane traffic
History
Built 1939
Design
Closed-spandrel arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 40.0 ft.
Total length: 43.9 ft.
Deck width: 26.9 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+34.52673, -93.03596
(decimal degrees)
34°31'36" N, 93°02'09" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/496699/3820561
(zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Hot Springs North
Inventory numbers
AHTD M1320
(Arkansas Highway and Transportation Dept. bridge number)
BH 10342
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection
(as of 08/2007)
Deck condition rating:
Satisfactory
(6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating:
Fair
(5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating:
Satisfactory
(6 out of 9)
Appraisal:
Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 47.2
(out of 100)
Average daily traffic
(as of 2005)
7,400
Categories
Arch
(7,666)
Arkansas
(612)
Built 1939
(357)
Built during 1930s
(5,951)
Closed-spandrel arch
(1,157)
Deck arch
(6,750)
Functionally obsolete
(5,747)
Garland County, Arkansas
(16)
Hot Springs, Arkansas
(7)
NR-eligible
(2,578)
Open
(21,983)
Owned by state
(6,721)
Skewed
(3,682)
Span length 25-50 feet
(6,209)
Total length 25-50 feet
(5,367)
Update Log
March 13, 2005: Posted new photos
Sources
AHTD
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