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Overview of south side

Photos taken Aug. 2001 and provided by the Arkansas Highway & Transportation Department
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Close-up of east end

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North side

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East approach

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Facts 

Overview
Cantilevered through truss bridge over White River on US 79 in Clarendon
Location
Monroe County, Arkansas
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1931
Builders
- Austin Bridge Co. of Dallas, Texas (Contractor)
- Ira G. Hedrick (Consulting engineer)
- Williamson and Williamson Bridge Construction (Subcontractor)
Design
Cantilevered through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 399.8 ft.
Total length: 4,282.0 ft.
Deck width: 23.9 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 15.6 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on November 1, 1984
Approximate latitude, longitude
+34.68879, -91.31621   (decimal degrees)
34°41'20" N, 91°18'58" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory numbers
AHTD 01253 (Arkansas Highway and Transportation Dept. bridge number)
NRHP 84000190 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 10461 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection
Average daily traffic (as of 1983)
2,395

Categories 

Arkansas (519)
Austin Bridge Co. (2)
Built 1931 (412)
Built during 1930s (5,130)
Cantilevered truss (116)
HAER documented (284)
Ira G. Hedrick (4)
Monroe County, Arkansas (2)
NR-listed (1,469)
Open (21,591)
Owned by state (6,524)
Span length 250-500 feet (571)
Structurally deficient (10,789)
Through truss (5,205)
Total length over 2500 feet (337)
Truss (15,739)
US 79 (7)
White River (Arkansas-Missouri) (22)
Williamson and Williamson Bridge Construction (1)

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Clarendon Bridge
Posted March 9, 2007, by Donald L. Putman (dputman [at] netzero [dot] com)

The first time I crossed this bridge, was in the early fall of 1975. My Mother was in training in Pine Bluff, for the Arkansas Employment Security Division. Since this was business. My dad took me and my brother Leslie sightseeing. He took us to Marvel, AR, to meet a lady, who he boarded with. Dad knew I was fascinated by bridges. He said we are going to cross a great big bridge in Clarendon, over the White River. When we crossed it then, the steel frame was yellow. Later they I suppose repainted it back silver. Anyhow it's the same bridge. Most of all it's a landmark.