Wards Crossing Bridge

So exactly how safe is this bridge to cross? It looks a bit scary not having any guard rails and such. I'm not sure if that area gets and Ice or Snow but it would be a bit hard driving across it with Snow or Ice. It looks Beautiful tho!

Visited the Wards Crossing Bridge today, 12 Nov. 06, and it has much of the same characteristics of the Old River Bridge on the Saline in Benton. I asked a few people I encountered about date built, but none were in the know. Does anyone have data about when built, length of span, etc. I'm sure it was there before Lake Nimrod was created. Bridge is regularly used especially now during hunting season. Some of the running boards have decayed. I was walking on the bridge when a pickup drove across and the bridge seemed pretty sound. Appears to be higher above surface water than most pin connected's. I could get decent photos of the entire bridge from the south bank about 200 yards upstream. Both approaches are ramped like the Wallace Bridge and you almost have to drive slightly up the approach to see if any vehicles are coming across. No guard rails on the bridge or ramps.

In the same day i first found the historic Bowstring bridge on the Petit Jean, i later got to go to and photograph this beautiful long camel back truss bridge on the Fourche (the photos to be posted here are Wayne's, not mine). THANKS again to BOB KNIGHT, he directed me to this bridge also. this bridge is great and in a beautiful spot on the river, ENJOY.