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Overview Photos taken by David Miles |
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Main span |
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Oblique view |
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Tower |
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Portal |
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Overview Photos taken by David Miles |
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Main span |
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Oblique view |
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Tower |
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Portal |
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Deck view |
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Plaque American Bridge Company U.S.A. 1928 |
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Warning sign |
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Abutment |
The picture is misleading. The bridge is a metal truss. The approach spans area Pratt through trusses and the turn span is a Warren through truss. The wood seen on the pratts are supports for the roadway deck on top of the bridge. The roadway is the reason for the extra wood piers under the pratts. The roadway was removed around 1900 and the bridge stayed intacted until the late 1960s when the turnspan was replaced as part of the Arkansas River Nav. Project.
This was originally a wooden truss bridge with a swing span. Railroad traffic went thru the truss, and vehicle traffic on top of the truss.
Attached is a photo of the original bridge under construction.
