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Color photos provided by the Arkansas Highway & Transportation Department

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Deck view

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Close-up of railing

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HAER photo: Side view

This photo from the Historic American Engineering Record shows the arch from the side [HAER photos taken July 1988 by Louise T. Taft]

Overview: Concrete arch over Harp Creek on AR 7 south of Harrison
Location: Newton County, Arkansas
Status: Open to two-way traffic
History: Built 1928 by the Luten Bridge Co.
Builder: - Luten Bridge Co. of Knoxville, Tennessee
Design: Open-spandrel arch
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 64.9 ft.
Total length: 117.1 ft.
Deck width: 20.0 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on April 9, 1990
Approximate latitude, longitude: +36.08218, -93.13654 (decimal degrees)
36°04'56" N, 93°08'12" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/487707/3993071 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Jasper
Inventory numbers: AHTD 585 (Arkansas Highway and Transportation Dept. bridge number)
NRHP 90000519 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 10466 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 01/2007): Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 40.9 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2005): 2,400