Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Little Buffalo River AR 327 Bridge

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Oblique view

Photos provided by the Arkansas Highway & Transportation Department

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Side view

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Close-up of pier

Map

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Facts

Overview: Seven-span concrete tee beam bridge with stone piers over Little Buffalo River on AR 327
Location: Newton County, Arkansas
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1939 by the Works Progress Administration
Builder: - Works Progress Administration
Design: Concrete tee beam
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 29.8 ft.
Total length: 211.9 ft.
Deck width: 19.0 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on May 26, 1995
Approximate latitude, longitude: +35.96879, -93.22700 (decimal degrees)
35°58'08" N, 93°13'37" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory numbers: AHTD M2889 (Arkansas Highway and Transportation Dept. bridge number)
NRHP 95000647 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 10469 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 01/2005): Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 19.7 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2004): 520

Comments

Little Buffalo River AR 327 Bridge

Posted September 11, 2006, by iv whitman (ivwhitman [at] comcast [dot] net)

I walked under this bridge for the first time on Sunday. Beautiful little bridge. When it says "structurally deficient" in the inspection line item, is that to mean that it is dangerous to travel over and that it is in need of repair?