Historic Bridges
of the United States
Cache River US 412 Bridge
Lawrence County
,
Arkansas
and
Greene County
,
Arkansas
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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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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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Facts
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
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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 on April 9, 1990
Approximate latitude, longitude
+36.06933, -90.82382
(decimal degrees)
36°04'10" N, 90°49'26" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
USGS topographic map
Walnut Ridge SE
Inventory numbers
NRHP 90000523
(National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 10411
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Categories
Abandoned
(124)
Arkansas
(521)
Built 1934
(348)
Built during 1930s
(5,159)
Greene County, Arkansas
(6)
HAER documented
(293)
Lawrence County, Arkansas
(8)
NR-listed
(1,485)
Owned by state
(6,562)
Parker truss
(418)
Pony truss
(9,395)
Preserved
(63)
Riveted
(374)
Span length 100-125 feet
(2,271)
Total length 250-500 feet
(2,105)
Truss
(15,821)
US 412
(2)
Vincennes Bridge Co.
(13)
Update Log
January 19, 2005: Added AHTD photos
Sources
HAER AR-25
- Cache River Bridge
AHTD
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