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Overview

Photos taken April 2003 and provided by the Arkansas Highway & Transportation Department
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Facing west

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Facing east

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Plaque

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West Embankment

Photo taken by David Backlin in February 2008

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East Embankment

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Mid Deck

Photo taken by David Backlin in February 2008

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Facts 

Overview
Two-span pony truss bridge over Horsehead Creek on US 64
Location
Johnson County, Arkansas
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1933 by Fred Luttjohann of Topeka, Kansas
Builder
- Fred Luttjohann of Topeka, Kansas
Design
Two riveted, 10-panel Parker pony trusses
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 102.0 ft.
Total length: 420.8 ft.
Deck width: 23.9 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+35.43532, -93.60554   (decimal degrees)
35°26'07" N, 93°36'20" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory numbers
AHTD 01198 (Arkansas Highway and Transportation Dept. bridge number)
BH 10401 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 09/2006)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 44.5 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2005)
3,500

Categories 

10-panel truss (48)
Arkansas (523)
Built 1933 (331)
Built during 1930s (5,169)
Fred Luttjohann (7)
Functionally obsolete (5,078)
Johnson County, Arkansas (12)
NR-listed (1,486)
Open (21,688)
Owned by state (6,577)
Parker truss (424)
Pony truss (9,424)
Riveted (374)
Span length 100-125 feet (2,278)
Total length 250-500 feet (2,114)
Truss (15,882)
US 64 (19)

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