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Photo taken by Fredrick Garcia

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Facts

Overview: Five-span open-spandrel arch bridge over Polk Bayou on AR 69 in Batesville
Location: Batesville, Independence County, Arkansas
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1930 by the Luten Bridge Co.
Builder: - Luten Bridge Co. of Knoxville, Tennessee
Design: Open-spandrel arch
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 80.0 ft.
Total length: 396.9 ft.
Deck width: 29.8 ft.
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude: +35.77115, -91.65475 (decimal degrees)
35°46'16" N, 91°39'17" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/621597/3959401 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Batesville
Inventory numbers: AHTD M1275 (Arkansas Highway and Transportation Dept. bridge number)
BH 10380 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 03/2007): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 54.8 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2005): 9,100

Comments

Polk Bayou Arch Bridge

Posted February 12, 2007, by Fred Garcia (fandsgarcia [at] gmail [dot] com)

Visited this bridge on Saturday 10 Feb 2007 about 4 pm. This is one of those bridges that you can not see the substructure by driving over it, since the approaches are straight. Recent high water has left the surrounding ground muddy, but there was plenty of nice white sand near the banks. Powerlines obstruct at most photo angles. This bridge has nice baluster concrete railings. Attached are serveal views that will provide a good visual especially since no photos have been assigned to this bridge. Very nice architectural form is evident. Bridge is located on Hwy 69 Spur a couple of miles from center of Batesville.

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