Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Left Hand Chute AR 140 Bridge

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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
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")
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: 42.9 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2005): 2,200

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.