Historic Bridges
of the United States
Illinois Bayou AR 7 Bridge
Pope County
,
Arkansas
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Overview
Lost three-span pony truss bridge over Illinois Bayou on AR 7 just northwest of Dover
Location
Pope County
,
Arkansas
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1933; replaced 2003
Design
Three riveted, 10-panel Parker pony trusses
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 102.0 ft.
Total length: 444.8 ft.
Deck width: 23.9 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+35.41092, -93.13388
(decimal degrees)
35°24'39" N, 93°08'02" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory numbers
AHTD 01487
(Arkansas Highway and Transportation Dept. bridge number)
BH 10519
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Categories
AR 7
(14)
Arkansas
(519)
Built 1933
(328)
Built during 1930s
(5,134)
Lost
(551)
Owned by state
(6,529)
Parker truss
(412)
Pony truss
(9,385)
Pope County, Arkansas
(15)
Replaced by new bridge
(456)
Riveted
(355)
Span length 100-125 feet
(2,259)
Total length 250-500 feet
(2,092)
Truss
(15,752)
Update Log
March 22, 2005: David Backlin reports bridge has been replaced
Sources
David Backlin -
us71 [at] cox [dot] net
AHTD
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