Completed March 1923 as a five-span open-spandrel
arch bridge. Two spans replaced with a single
steel through arch span in 1974.
Design
Steel through arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 419.8 ft.
Total length: 2,786.3 ft.
Deck width: 40.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 24.3 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+34.75220, -92.27424 (decimal degrees) 34°45'08" N, 92°16'27" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory number
BH 10534 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 02/2006)
Deck condition rating: Poor(4 out of 9) Superstructure condition rating: Poor(4 out of 9) Substructure condition rating: Poor(4 out of 9) Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 12.7 (out of 100)
Posted May 9, 2006, by Greg Davis (fastalk [at] sbcglobal [dot] net)
My grandfather told me there was a marker placed in 1927 on this bridge showing the highest mark the river got during the flood. Do you know anything about this?
