Status: Replaced by a new bridge in 1954
Location: 35.272319,-90.570764
Carries US 64 over St. Francis River
Design: truss/through/parker
Design Details: Swing Parker through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost swing through truss bridge over St. Francis River on US 64 at Parkin
History:
Built:
Location: Cross County
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Overview
Historic photos provided by the Arkansas Highway & Transportation Department
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Close-up of swing span
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Approach
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Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013
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Back Side of Previous Photo
Historical Photo
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Historical Photo
Historical Photo
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 35.259772,-90.680194
Carries Union Pacific Railroad over St. Francis River
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over St. Francis River on Union Pacific Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Cross County
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226383
St. Francis Bay Straight Slough Railroad Bridge
Photo looking south off U.S.64
Photo taken by J Randall Houp in April 2010
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 35.269862,-90.582646
Carries Union Pacific Railroad over St. Francis River
Design: girder
Design Details: Girder
Total Length: 1685.1 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Plate girder bridge over St. Francis River and CR 69 on the Union Pacific Railroad
History: Built 1952
Built: 1952
Location: Cross County
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225889
Parkin Railroad Bridge
Photo looking south off of U.S. 64
Photo taken by J Randall Houp in April 2010
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Parkin Railroad Bridge
Photo showing deck and pony girder
Photo taken by J Randall Houp in April 2010
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Parkin Railroad Bridge, June 10, 1946
June 10, 1946 photo of the St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad bridge at Parkin Arkansas. View Upstream
W. C. Durby, USACE Memphis District Photo 49981
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Parkin Railroad Bridge, June 10, 1946 Reverse Caption
Caption on reverse of W. C. Durby's June 10, 1946 photo of the Frisco Railroad bridge at Parkin Arkansas.
USACE Memphis District Photo 49981 - W. C. Durby June 10, 1946
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 35.325000,-90.860000
Carries AR 364 over Drainage ditch
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 255.9 Feet
Span Length: 15.1 Feet
Overview: Wooden stringer bridge over a drainage ditch on AR 364
History: Built ca. 1950; rehabilitated 1972
Built: ca. 1950
Location: Cross County
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Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 35.260000,-90.680000
Carries US 64 over St. Francis Bayou
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 1695.9 Feet
Span Length: 101.1 Feet
Overview: Lost five-span pony truss bridge over St. Francis Bayou on US 64
History: Built 1939; replaced 1998
Built: 1939
Location: Cross County
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Status: Lost
Location: 35.376391,-90.555287
Carries AR 42 over St Francis River
Design: unknown
Design Details: Wooden lift span
Total Length: 272.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Bridge over St Francis River on AR 42
History: Built 1950-51;
Built: ca. 1950
Location: Cross County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 35.364160,-90.576717
Carries AR 42 over Saint Francis River
Design: beam
Design Details: Beam
Total Length: 540.1 Feet
Span Length: 44.9 Feet
Overview: Beam bridge over Saint Francis River on AR 42
History: Built 1968
Built: 1968
Location: Cross County
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Status:
Location: 35.360713,-90.650044
Carries AR 42 over St. Francis Bay Ditch
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 350.0 Feet
Span Length: 180.8 Feet
Overview: Pratt through truss bridge over St. Francis Bay Ditch on AR 42
History: Moved and reerected here in 1944-45, Replaced 1970
Built: 1944
Location: Cross County
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247871
Missouri Highway Department 1930 Preliminary Design Diagram for Bridge J21 on US Route 67 at Greenville
Diagram from Missouri Highway Department showing plan to widen and build new approaches to abandoned railway bridge over St Francis River at Greenville Missouri.
Missouri Highway Dept. plans provided by Rusty Weisman in June 2012
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Missouri Highway Dept Bridge J21 US Route 67 over St Francis River at Greenville
These photos of bridge J21 from the 1930s illustrated its use by US Route 67 over the St Francis River at Greenville Missouri. The bridge was moved here and erected in 1908-09 for use by the Williamsville Greenville & St Louis Railway. It was acquired by the Missouri Highway Dept in 1930 and was widened 6' for use by US Route 67. In 1941 following construction of the Wappapello Dam 20 miles downsteam, it was replaced by a new bridge (J21R). The truss was then dismantled and match marked and saved by the Corps of Engineers for planned reuse in Cross County Arkansas
Photo on file USACE Wappapello Lake, provided by Rusty Weisman
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Dec 27 1945 photo of Pratt truss newly re-erected on Arkansas Route 42
John R Hume's Dec 27 1945 photo facing south shows the falsework and lower chord of the re-erected bridge and the new concrete pier on the west bank of St Francis Bay Ditch built by J P McNulty as part of Arkansas Highway Dept Job No. 11201. In the background is a temporary Route 42 bridge built to replace the five panel Pratt through truss that washed on its piers during a 1944 flood.
John R Hume Photo provided by Rusty Weisman Jan 2013 from John R Hume Collection University of Central Arkansas
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Arkansas State Highway Commission Layout of Bridge No. 2011 State Route 42 Over St Francis Bay Ditch
Plan Sheet No. 6 of Proposed Bridge St Francis Bay Ditch Route 42 Cross County, Arkansas State Highway Commission. complete plan set can be viewed at: http://www.arkansashighways.com/historic_bridge/State%20Highway%20Bridge%20Plans/(02011)%20St.%20Francis%20Bay%20Ditch.pdf
Arkansas Highway Department Plans provided by Rusty Weisman in January 2013
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Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department Bridge Card for Bridge No. 2011
Card for Bridge No. 2011 180' Pratt through truss over St Francis Bay Ditch Route 42 Cross County. J. P. McNulty completed construction of the relocated bridge for $58, 962 in the addendum to the 16th beinnial report of the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department
Provided by Rusty Weisman in January 2013
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Arkansas Route 42 St. Francis Bay Ditch Bridge 1966
View northwest of the Arkansas Route 42 bridge (Bridge No. 2011) over Cross County Ditch (St Francis Bay Ditch), January 19, 1966
Paul G. McKinney USACE Memphis District Photo 60897 Jan 19, 1966
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Arkansas Route 42 Bridge No. 2011 Construction Nov. 7, 1944
Construction of falsework for bridge No. 2011 on Highway 42 over the Cross County Ditch (St. Francis Bay Ditch), looking upstream (north) from the temporary bridge.
Mr. Renegar, USACE Memphis District, Photo 48097 Nov. 7, 1944
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Piledriving Falsework for Arkansas Highway 42 Bridge No. 2011, Nov. 7, 1944
Re-erection of Bridge No. 2011 (MoDOT Bridge J21)over the St. Francis Bay Ditch on Arkansas Route 42 began with construction of pile driven falsework.
Mr. Renegar, USACE Memphis District Photo 48094
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St. Francis Bay Ditch Bridge (Ark No. 2011) Under Construction 1945
August 1945 construction of approaches for Bridge No. 2011 (former MoDOT Bridge J21) state highway 42, St. Francis Bay Ditch - Cross Co. Arkansas.
USACE Memphis District Photo 49336 - L. M. Milner
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Arkansas Hwy 42 St. Francis Bay Ditch Bridge Construction August 29, 1945
View upstream from temporary bridge of Arkansas Highway 42 bridge (No. 2011) under construction over St. Francis Bay Ditch (aka. Cross Co. Ditch). Photo shows progress on installation of steel I beam deck stringers.
L. M. Milner Aug. 29, 1945 USACE Memphis District Photo 49333
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Arkansas Hwy 42 St. Francis Bay Ditch Bridge Construction August 29, 1945
View upstream from temporary bridge of Arkansas Highway 42 bridge (No. 2011) under construction over St. Francis Bay Ditch (aka. Cross Co. Ditch). Photo shows completed concrete approach spans progress on installation of steel I beam deck stringers.
F. I. Louckes Aug. 29, 1945 USACE Memphis District Photo 49334
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Falsework being constructed for Ark Hwy 42 Bridge No. 2011
Construction of falsework for bridge No. 2011 - Arkansas highway 42 over St. Francis Bay Ditch (aka. Cross County Ditch). View upstream from the temporary bridge.
Mr. Renegar Nov. 7, 1944 USACE Memphis District Photo 48095
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AR42 St Francis Bay Bridge, in 1930 Prior to Widening and Relocation
This 1930 view of the bridge shows it in its original railroad configuration at its second location, spanning the St Francis River at Greenville Missouri, just prior to its widening by S. J. Cohen Const. Co and their sub-contractor St Louis Structural Steel Co. for use by US Route 67
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Historical Photo
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Historical Photo
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 35.224844,-90.786624
Carries Union Pacific Railroad over Arkansas 1
Design: girder/pony
Design Details: Pony/through girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Pony/through girder bridge over Arkansas 1 on Union Pacific Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Cross County
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Wynne Railroad Viaduct
Photo looking north on Ark. 1.
Photo taken by J Randall Houp in April 2010
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Photo showing top of deck looking west
Photo taken by J Randall Houp in April 2010
Status: Bridge was washed off its foundation during a a flood in 1944
Location: 35.358431,-90.650983
Carries State Route 42 over St Francis Bay Ditch
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: Five panel Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 225.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Pratt pony truss bridge over St Francis Bay Ditch on State Route 42
History: Washed off its foundation and dropped into the channel during a flood in 1944.
Built:
Location: Cross County
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Arkansas Route 42 Highway Plan Overveiw Map St Francis Bay Ditch
c. 1944 overview plan map from title sheet of Arkansas Highway Department Route 42 Sec. 3 Job #11201. These plans illustrate the original Route 42 alignment - showing the location where this bridge was - and the new upstream alignment of Route 42, where the replacement structure was built in 1945 - that bridge was known as Bridge No. 2011.
Arkansas Highway Department Plans
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Upstream View of Route 42 St. Francis Bay Bridge
September 21, 1943 view upstream from West Bank of St Francis Bay Ditch of the Route 42 St Francis Bay Bridge.
Memphis District US Army Corps of Engineers September 21, 1943 - Photo No. 47488
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Downstream view of Route 42 St. Francis Bay Bridge
September 21, 1943 view of the Route 42 St. Francis Bay Bridge from the east bank looking downstream.
Memphis District US Army Corps of Engineers, September 21, 1943 - Photo No. 47491
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St Francis Bay Route 42 Bridge, view downstream from W. Bank
September 21, 1943 view looking downstream from the west bank of the Route 42 St Francis Bay Bridge. This photo was taken from the approximate location where the relocated replacement bridge (BH 45377)over St Francis Bay Ditch was built in 1945
Memphis District US Army Corps of Engineers, September 23, 1943 - Photo No. 47487
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St Francis Bay Ditch Bridge No. 2011, State Route 42 E of Birdeye
View downstream from the west bank of St Francis Bay Ditch - December 1945 showing falsework and new concrete pier for bridge No. 2011 on State Route 42 east of Birdeye (relocated Missouri Route 67 Bridge J21)and in the background a temporary timber pile bridge - erected to carry Route 42 over St Francis Bay Ditch in 1944 after the old five panel Pratt truss washed out in a flood. Note that the old bridge has been removed and St Francis Bay has been ditched/widened. The temporary bridge was removed after the new/relocated replacement bridge opened in early 1946.
University of Central Arkansas, John R. Hume Collection M88-01 Series IV Box 4 File 12 Env 5
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Arkansas Hwy 42 St. Francis Bay Ditch Bridge Sept. 21, 1943
View from the east bank of the ditch looking downstream - 6 months prior to the washout.
USACE Memphis District Photo 47489
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Arkansas Hwy 42 St. Francis Bay Ditch Bridge, March 25, 1944
View from the east bank of the ditch about 200 feet upstream from the bridge showing the washout,
USACE Memphis District Photo 47797
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Temporary Arkansas Route 42 Bridge over St. Francis Bay Ditch, Nov. 7, 1944
This temporary wooden bridge was used by Arkansas Route 42 following the washout of the pony truss bridge in the spring of 1944, prior to the replacement of the pony truss with Arkansas Bridge No. 2011 - (former MoDOT bridge J21.
Mr. Renegar, USACE Memphis District, Photo 48094 Nov. 7, 1944
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Ark Hwy 42 Bridge, Cross County Ditch, March 25, 1944
Washed out Arkansas Highway 42 bridge over Cross County Ditch (St Francis Bay Ditch) March 25, 1944. Detail of washout from East end of the bridge. This bridge was replaced by bridge No. 2011 - a 7 panel Pratt truss moved to Arkanas from Wappapello Lake -where it formerly carried US Route 67 over the St. Francis River as MoDOT brige J21 and the Williamsville Greenville & St Louis Railroad over the St Francis River prior to that.
USACE Memphis District Photo 47799
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Temporary Arkansas Route 42 bridge over Cross County Ditch, Nov. 7, 1944
View downstream of the temporary timber stringer bridge over Cross County Ditch (St. Francis Bay Ditch) east of Birdeye. This bridge was built after the pony truss washed out and was used while the relocated Pratt truss from Missouri was being installed upstream
USACE Memphis District Photo 48092 Mr. Renegar, Nov. 7, 1944
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 35.263415,-90.646180
Carries Missouri Pacific Railroad over CR 800
Design: slab
Design Details: Slab
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Slab bridge over CR 800 on Missouri Pacific Railroad
History: Built 1932
Built: 1932
Location: Cross County
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North Approach
Photo taken by David Backlin in August 2014
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 35.258540,-90.692360
Carries Missouri Pacific Railroad over CR 732
Design: slab
Design Details: Slab
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Concrete bridge over CR 732 on Missouri Pacific Railroad
History: Built 1930
Built: 1930
Location: Cross County
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North Approach
Photo taken by David Backlin in August 2014
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South Approach
Photo taken by David Backlin in August 2014
Status: Destroyed by flooding
Location: 35.441943,-90.600672
Carries St Louis and Southwestern Railroad over Cross County Ditch
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Bridge over Cross County Ditch on St Louis and Southwestern Railroad
History: Lost 1944
Built:
Location: Cross County
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St Louis & Southwestern Railroad Bridge over Cross County Ditch
View looking west from the levee along the Cross County Ditch of the washed out St Louis & Southwestern Railroad Bridge, March 25, 1944
USACE Memphis District Photos 47790 and 47791
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St Louis & Southwestern Railroad Bridge, Cross County Ditch, March 25, 1944
View north from the southern bridge abutment along the west or downstream side of the bridge
USACE Memphis District Photo 47785, March 25, 1944
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St Louis and Southwestern Railroad Bridge over Cross County Ditch, Feb. 21, 1944
View from the south abutment looking north along the west or downstream side of the St. Louis and Southwestern Railroad Bridge over Cross County Ditch, showing scour along the west side of the bridge prior to the bridge washing out.
USACE Memphis District Photo 47750, Feb. 21, 1944
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St Louis and Southwestern Railroad Bridge over Cross County Ditch, Feb. 21, 1944 prior to washout
View looking south from the northern bridge abutment along the west side of the bridge showing scour on Feb. 21, 1944 prior to the bridge washing out.
USACE Memphis District Photo 47751 Feb. 21, 1944
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 35.264790,-90.558676
Carries Union Pacific RR over W Front St (Sh 75 Spur)
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 109.9 Feet
Span Length: 29.9 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over W Front St (Sh 75 Spur) on Union Pacific RR
History: Built 1930
Built: 1930
Location: Cross County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 35.264615,-90.555858
Carries Union Pacific Rr over Church St (Sh 75)
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 60.0 Feet
Span Length: 29.9 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Church St (Sh 75) on Union Pacific Rr
History: Built 1955
Built: 1955
Location: Cross County
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Special Bridge Conditions Legend: R - Former location of relocated bridge. ! - At risk for demolition or destruction. X - Confirmed demolished or collapsed. S - Dismantled and/or in storage. L - Severe loss of historic integrity due to alteration.
