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Overview

Photos taken Aug. 2003 and provided by the Arkansas Highway & Transportation Department
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Deck view

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Close-up of truss

Map 

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Facts 

Overview
Pony truss bridge over Left Hand Chute of Little River on AR 140 near Etowah
Location
Mississippi County, Arkansas
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1958 by the D&W Bridge Co. of North Little Rock
Design
Polygonal Warren pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 80.0 ft.
Total length: 111.8 ft.
Deck width: 24.2 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+35.69972, -90.21979   (decimal degrees)
35°41'59" N, 90°13'11" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/751552/3954207 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Etowah
Inventory numbers
AHTD M1989 (Arkansas Highway and Transportation Dept. bridge number)
BH 10457 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 09/2006)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 43.4 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2005)
2,200

Update Log 

  • August 23, 2008: Updated history

Sources 

  • AHTD

Comments 

Left Hand Chute AR 140 Bridge
Posted July 12, 2008, by Randall Houp (ghostbridgehunter [at] yahoo [dot] com)

Visited and photographed this bridge on Wednesday, July 9, 2008. Bridge in excellent condition and being well maintained. Easy to photograph at several angles. Heavily travelled.