Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Cache River US 412 Bridge

Photos

Overview

These color photos show the bridge after it was replaced and abandoned [Photos provided by the Arkansas Highway & Transportation Department]

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Deck view

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Historic photo

This photo from the Historic American Engineering Record shows the bridge when it was still in use [HAER photo taken July 1988 by Louise T. Taft]

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Overview: Abandoned pony truss bridge over Cache River on US 412 between Walnut Ridge and Paragould
Status: Replaced by new bridge, but main span preserved in place
Future prospects: Preserved
History: Built 1934 by the Vincennes Bridge Co.; replaced 1995
Builder: - Vincennes Bridge Co. of Vincennes, Indiana
Design: Skewed, rivet-connected, 11-panel Parker pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 100.0 ft.
Total length: 376.0 ft.
Deck width: 24.0 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude: +36.06933, -90.82382 (decimal degrees)
36°04'10" N, 90°49'26" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/695976/3993830 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Walnut Ridge SE
Inventory numbers: NRHP 90000523 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 10411 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 08/1991): Deck condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 12.2 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1992): 2,500