Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 33.609990,-94.181030
Carries CR 32 over Allen Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 80.0 Feet
Span Length: 16.0 Feet
Overview: Wooden bridge over Allen Creek on CR 32
History: Built 1939; replaced 2006
Built: 1939
Location: Little River County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 33.868056,-94.435278
Carries CR 59 over Caney Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 64.9 Feet
Span Length: 20.0 Feet
Overview: Wooden bridge over Caney Creek on CR 59
History: Built ca. 1950; rehabilitated 1992
Built: ca. 1950
Location: Little River County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 33.655670,-94.252570
Carries CR 3 over Hemphill Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 57.0 Feet
Span Length: 15.1 Feet
Overview: Wooden bridge over Hemphill Creek on CR 3
History: Built 1947
Built: 1947
Location: Little River County
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Status: Unknown status
Location: 0.000000,0.000000
Carries CR 3 over Tyler Slough
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 44.9 Feet
Span Length: 15.1 Feet
Overview: Wooden bridge over Tyler Slough on CR 3
History: Built 1955
Built: 1955
Location: Little River County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 33.679340,-94.131910
Carries Park Ave over Branch of Hurricane Creek
Design: culvert
Design Details: Culvert
Total Length: 21.0 Feet
Span Length: 9.8 Feet
Overview: Culvert bridge over Branch of Hurricane Creek on Park Ave (old US 71)
History: Built 1933
Built: 1933
Location: Little River County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 33.656039,-94.113922
Carries AR 32 over Hwy 71 & KCS RR
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 1562.1 Feet
Span Length: 112.9 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Hwy 71 & Union Pacific RR on AR 32
History: Built 2003
Built: 2003
Location: Little River County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 33.783035,-94.148568
Carries Us 71 over Little River
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 602.1 Feet
Span Length: 80.1 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Little River on Us 71
History: Built 1965
Built: 1965
Location: Little River County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 33.570107,-94.411187
Carries AR 41 & TX 8 over Red River
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 1382.9 Feet
Span Length: 193.9 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Red River on AR 41 & TX 8
History: Built 1995
Built: 1995
Location: Little River County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 33.873333,-94.423333
Carries AR 41 over Caney Creek
Design: other
Design Details:
Total Length: 149.9 Feet
Span Length: 29.9 Feet
Overview: Bridge over Caney Creek on AR 41
History: Built 1970
Built: 1970
Location: Little River County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 33.870000,-94.423333
Carries Sh 41 Sec. 02 over Caney Creek Relief
Design: other
Design Details:
Total Length: 89.9 Feet
Span Length: 29.9 Feet
Overview: Bridge over Caney Creek Relief on Sh 41 Sec. 02
History: Built 1970
Built: 1970
Location: Little River County
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Status: Unknown status
Location: 0.000000,0.000000
Carries CR 170 over Walnut Bayou
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 149.9 Feet
Span Length: 60.0 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Walnut Bayou on CR 170
History: Built 1925
Built: 1925
Location: Little River County
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Status: Replaced by new bridge 1980
Location: 33.552345,-94.043110
Carries US 71 over Red River
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Through truss bridge over Red River on US 71 built 1919
History: Built 1919; Replaced 1980
Built: 1919
Location: Little River County
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159613
Photo from Ernie Deane Photograph Collection - Arkansas History Commission
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US 71 Bridge
Arkansas
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013
341974
Crossing Index Bridge
Unknown source and date. Judging by the vehicles I would say 1960 something.
Photo taken by Wayne Kizziar
362352
North Shore View
A view from the south shore shows how the river changed course to the South of the Original Channel.
Photo taken by Johnetta Riggs
456369
1968 View from South Bank
Photo taken by Arkansas Highway Department to show 1968 Flooding
Arkansas Highways Magazine, June 1968
456370
1921 Photo by Arkansas Highway Department
This photo from 1921 was featured in an Article about the bridge in Arkansas Highways Magazine In 1974
Photo by Arkansas Highway Department
456373
Arkansas Highways Magazine article talking about bridge history and proposed replacement
Page 4 of March/April Arkansas Highways Magazine
Arkansas Department of Transportation
456617
Photo credits unknown
456618
Photo credits unknown
470724
Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 33.569857,-94.411101
Carries AR 41 & TX 8 over Red River
Design: beam/stringer
Design Details:
Total Length: 1382.9 Feet
Span Length: 193.9 Feet
Overview: Lost bridge over Red River on AR 41 & TX 8
History: Built circa 1962; Replaced 1995
Built: ca. 1962
Location: Little River County
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Status: Open to private traffic
Location: 33.662320,-94.177340
Carries Private Road over Murl Branch
Design: culvert/concrete
Design Details: Concrete culvert
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Concrete culvert bridge over Murl Branch on Private Road
History:
Built:
Location: Little River County
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189428
Looking North
Photo taken by David Backlin in November 2010
189429
Close-up
Photo taken by David Backlin in November 2010
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 33.678889,-94.445278
Carries AR 108 over Walnut Bayou
Design: beam
Design Details: Beam
Total Length: 151.9 Feet
Span Length: 19.0 Feet
Overview: Beam bridge over Walnut Bayou on AR 108
History: Built 1934; rehabilitated 1978
Built: 1934
Location: Little River County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 33.552120,-94.045500
Carries Texarkana and Fort Smith Railway,Kansas City, Texarkana, and Gulf Railway over Red River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Red River on Texarkana and Fort Smith Railway,Kansas City, Texarkana, and Gulf Railway
History: Built 1889, replaced and demolished in 1899.
Built: 1889
Location: Little River County
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362477
View from South shore, looking west.
View from South shore, looking west. Notice snag boat on shore.
Photo taken by Al Spengler, Missouri University of Science and Technology
362478
Train Crossing Bridge
Train Crossing "old" Index Bridge while crews work on new Bridge, 1899.
Photo taken by Al Spengler, Missouri University of Science and Technology
362479
New and Old
View of Bridge Built 1899, right, and 1889, on Left. The Left Bridge was ordered torn down after a lawsuit found it was not built in accordance with legal demands.
Photo taken by Al Spengler, Missouri University of Science and Technology
362480
Swing Span
View from Temporary work for new construction, showing swing span, 1899.
Photo taken by Al Spengler, Missouri University of Science and Technology
362481
View From South approach
View from South Approach, showing construction of "new" bridge to the right, 1899.
Photo taken byAl Spengler, Missouri University of Science and Technology
442164
Texarkana & Fort Smith Railroad Bridge
Replaced
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in January 2019
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 33.645635,-93.902378
Carries Kiamichi Railroad, St. Louis-San Francisco Railway over Little River
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Bridge over Little River on Kiamichi Railroad
History: Built 1895
Built: 1895
Location: Little River County
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362497
Red Bluff Railroad Bridge Swing Span
The Full Bridge as it appeared in 2011. Notice the collapsed pier far left.
Photo taken by Austin Ardwin
362498
West side Approach Trestle
The Bridge is flanked by over a quarter mile of Rail trestle on each side, both sides having a fire break berm.
Photo taken by Austin Ardwin
362499
Photo taken by Austin Ardwin
362500
Close up of Swing Span
According to locals, the bridge opened regularly into the 1920's for local river traffic.
Photo taken by Austin Ardwin
362501
Approach Trestle
Photo taken by Austin Ardwin
362502
Close Up of Peir
Photo taken by Austin Ardwin
362503
Photo taken by Austin Ardwin
362504
362633
Kiamichi - Little River Bridge
In use
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in August 2016
Status: Open to traffic
Replacement imminent
Location: 33.919254,-94.387043
Carries Sh 41 over Little River
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 1980.1 Feet
Span Length: 109.9 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Little River on Sh 41
History: Built 1961
Built: 1961
Location: Little River 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.
