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Clear Creek Swinging Bridge

Status: Replaced by a modern bridge

Location: 36.209813,-92.859830

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Carries AR 125 over Clear Creek
Design: suspension/wire
Design Details: Wire suspension
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost suspension bridge over Clear Creek on AR 125
History: Built 1940 by the Works Progress Administration; rehabilitated 1967; replaced 1975
Built: 1940

Location: Marion County

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100673

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Overview

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100674

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Before the 1967 rehabilitation

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100675

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Close-up of tower and marker

USA WPA
1940

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MNA - Cotter Tunnel

Status: Open to railroad traffic

Location: 36.274911,-92.547120

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Carries Missouri & Northern Arkansas Railroad over Natural terrain and US 62
Design: tunnel
Design Details: Tunnel
Total Length: 1034.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Tunnel on the MNA Railroad (formerly Missouri Pacific) just northwest of Cotter
History: Built 1903-04
Built: 1904

Location: Marion County

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100676

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Portal

Photo taken May 2005 by Keith Stephens

100677

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Inside the tunnel

Photo taken May 2005 by Keith Stephens

100678

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View from other end of bridge

Photo taken May 2005 by Keith Stephens

135865

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East Portal

Photo taken by Nathan Morton in March 2009

135866

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West Portal

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Crooked Creek AR 101 Bridge

Status: Replaced by a modern bridge

Location: 36.243142,-92.546535

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Carries AR 101 over Crooked Creek
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost two-span through truss bridge over Crooked Creek on AR 101
History: Built 1928; replaced 1991
Built: 1928

Location: Marion County

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100679

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Overview

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100680

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Close-up of portal

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100681

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Builder's plaque

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100682

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Contractor's plaque

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Crooked Creek AR 14 Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge in 1959

Location: 36.223067,-92.679608

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Carries AR 14 over Crooked Creek
Design: truss/through/camelback
Design Details: Pin-connected, 8-panel Camelback Pratt through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost through truss over Crooked Creek on AR 14 in Yellville
History:
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Location: Marion County

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100683

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Overview

Historic photo taken March 1939 and provided by the Arkansas Highway & Transportation Department

100684

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Portal

Historic photo taken March 1939 and provided by the Arkansas Highway & Transportation Department

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US62 Crooked Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 36.245871,-92.834307

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Carries US 62 over Crooked Creek & Missouri Pacific Railroad
Design: truss/deck/warren
Design Details: Warren deck truss
Total Length: 471.0 Feet
Span Length: 136.1 Feet

Overview: Three-span deck truss bridge over Crooked Creek & Missouri Pacific Railroad on US 62 in Pyatt
History: Built 1948 by the Pioneer Construction Co. of Malvern, Arkansas
Built: 1948

Location: Marion County

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100685

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Overview

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100686

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Underneath

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100687

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Deck view

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100688

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Plaque

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US62 Pyatt Arch Bridge

Status: Open to one-lane traffic

Location: 36.248404,-92.843659

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Carries Spur US 62 over Crooked Creek
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 290.9 Feet
Span Length: 84.9 Feet

Overview: Three-span closed-spandrel arch bridge over Crooked Creek on Spur US 62 at Pyatt
History: Built 1923 by M.K. Orr Contracting Co. of Harrison
Built: 1923

Location: Marion County

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100689

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Overview

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100690

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Looking north

Photo taken April 2004 by David Backlin

100691

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Looking south

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100692

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Plaque

Built by
M.K. Orr Contracting Co.
Harrison, Ark.
1923.

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100693

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One of the arches

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486544

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US62 Pyatt Arch Bridge

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MNA - Pyatt Tunnel

Status: Open to railroad traffic

Location: 36.240459,-92.823280

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Carries Missouri and Northern Arkansas Railroad over Rock formation and CR 4008
Design: tunnel
Design Details: Tunnel
Total Length: 660.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Tunnel on the Missouri and Northern Arkansas Railroad (formerly Missouri Pacific) southeast of Pyatt
History: Built 1903-04
Built: 1904

Location: Marion County

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135868

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West Portal

Photo taken by Nathan Morton in March 2009

135869

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East Portal

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Town Branch Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 36.228333,-92.681667

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Carries US 62&412 over Town Branch
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 120.1 Feet
Span Length: 35.1 Feet

Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over Town Branch on US 62/US 412 in Yellville
History: Built 1928; rehabilitated 1960
Built: 1928

Location: Marion County

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125963

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Culvert at West end

Photo taken by David Backlin in October 2008

125964

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East Approach

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125965

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Plaque

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125966

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Oblique View

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125967

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125969

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West Approach

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Georges Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 36.252483,-92.748968

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Carries CR 1092 (Old US 62) over Georges Creek
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Concrete closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 182.1 Feet
Span Length: 85.0 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over George Creek on CR 1092, under the Missouri Northern Arkansas Railroad
History: Built 1930
Built: 1930

Location: Marion County

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125441

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South Approach

Photo taken by David Backlin in October 2007

125442

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Railing

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125445

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North Approach

Photo taken by David Backlin in November 2007

125446

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Side View

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125447

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Arch

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125451

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Side View From Below

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125453

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Underside of Arch

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125455

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Pier

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125459

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Deck View

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125460

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North Rail End

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Fallen Ash Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 36.277710,-92.594469

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Carries East Main St (formerly US 62) over Fallen Ash
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 140.1 Feet
Span Length: 35.1 Feet

Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over Fallen Ash on East Main St in Flippin
History: Built 1928; rehabilitated 1979
Built: 1928

Location: Marion County

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MNA - Georges Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 36.252563,-92.749013

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Carries Missouri & Northern Arkansas Railroad over CR 1092 (Old US 62) and Georges Creek
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder trestle
Total Length: 308.1 Feet
Span Length: 56.1 Feet

Overview: Plate girder bridge over CR 1092 (Old US 62) and George Creek on the Missouri & North Arkansas Railroad
History: Built 1904
Built: 1904

Location: Marion County

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135867

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Rail bridge above the highway crossing

Photo taken by Nathan Morton in March 2009

241030

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Georges Creek Train Trestle

Photo taken by Lisa Hyde in September 2012

480457

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Photo taken by Jay Bissell in June 2020

480458

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480459

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Photo taken by Jay Bissell in June 2020

480460

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Photo taken by Jay Bissell in June 2020

480461

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480462

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480463

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Photo taken by Jay Bissell in June 2020

480464

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Photo taken by Jay Bissell in June 2020

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AR178 Fallen Ash Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 36.275925,-92.600950

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Carries SH 178 (formerly US 62) over Fallen Ash Creek
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 105.0 Feet
Span Length: 35.1 Feet

Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over Fallen Ash Creek on SH 178 (formerly US 62) in Flippin
History: Built 1929; rehabilitated 1979
Built: 1929

Location: Marion County

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Old US 62 Overpass

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 36.253333,-92.716667

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Carries CR 1092 (old US 62) over Missouri North Arkansas Railroad
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 109.9 Feet
Span Length: 27.9 Feet

Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over Missouri Pacific (now Missouri North Arkansas) RR on CR 1092 (old US 62)
History: Built 1936
Built: 1936

Location: Marion County

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Crooked Creek Railroad Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 36.238522,-92.802887

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Carries Missouri-North Arkansas Railroad over Crooked Creek
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 Crooked Creek on Missouri-North Arkansas Railroad
History:
Built:

Location: Marion County

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Crooked Creek Railroad Bridge

Photo looking upstream showing rock piers

Photo taken by J Randall Houp in October 2010

225528

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Crooked Creek Railroad Bridge

Photo showing deck of bridge looking east.

Photo taken by J Randall Houp in October 2010

225529

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Crooked Creek Railroad Bridge

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Photo taken by J Randall Houp in October 2010

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White River Bridge (New Cotter Bridge)

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 36.285000,-92.526667

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Carries US 412 & US 62 over White River
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 1382.0 Feet
Span Length: 115.2 Feet

Overview: Steel stringer bridge over White River on US 412 & US 62
History: Built 1988
Built: 1988

Location: Marion County

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258949

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Photo taken in July 2013

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Peel Ferry

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 36.494464,-92.780437

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Carries AR-125 over Bull Shoals Lake
Design: ferry
Design Details: Ferry crossing
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Ferry across Bull Shoals Lake on AR-125
History: Opened with the completion of the Bull Shoals Dam.
Built: 1967

Location: Marion County

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258951

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258952

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258953

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258954

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258955

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258956

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258957

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258958

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258959

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258960

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258961

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258962

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258963

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258964

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258965

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258966

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258967

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258968

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258969

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258970

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258971

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Bull Shoals Dam

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 36.366840,-92.575178

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Carries Arkansas Hwy 178 over Bull Shoals Dam Spillway
Design: girder
Design Details: Girder
Total Length: 816.0 Feet
Span Length: 43.0 Feet

Overview: Girder bridge over Bull Shoals Dam Spillway on Arkansas Hwy 178
History: Built 1951
Built: 1951

Location: Marion County

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258973

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258974

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258975

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258976

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258977

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258978

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258979

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258980

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258981

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258982

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258983

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258984

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478838

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Overview

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478839

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Back Close Up

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478840

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Front Close Up

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478841

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Powerhouse

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478842

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Flood Gates

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Crooked Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 36.221667,-92.680000

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Carries AR-14 over Crooked Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 432.1 Feet
Span Length: 65.0 Feet

Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Crooked Creek on AR-14
History: Built 1959
Built: 1959

Location: Marion County

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258985

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Photo taken in July 2013

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Buffalo River Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 36.067482,-92.577439

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Carries AR-14 over Buffalo River
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 571.9 Feet
Span Length: 80.1 Feet

Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Buffalo River on AR-14
History: Built 1958
Built: 1958

Location: Marion County

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259018

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259019

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Crooked Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 36.249645,-92.600533

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Carries CR 7055 over Crooked Creek
Design: beam/stringer
Design Details:
Total Length: 500.0 Feet
Span Length: 88.9 Feet

Overview: Bridge over Crooked Creek on CR 7055
History:
Built: 2008

Location: Marion County

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Union Pacific Rr Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 36.252528,-92.690694

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Carries SH 14 over Union Pacific Rr
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 118.1 Feet
Span Length: 47.9 Feet

Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over Union Pacific Rr on SH 14
History: Built 1931
Built: 1931

Location: Marion County

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Crooked Creek Bridge (Old)

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 36.223273,-92.679995

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Carries SR 14 over Crooked Creek
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: 6-panel, pinned Pratt through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Crooked Creek on SR 14
History:
Built:

Location: Marion County

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Crooked Creek Bridge (Old)

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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.

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