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Bear Creek AR 160 Bridge

Status: No longer exists

Location: 33.315861,-92.861367

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Carries AR 160 over Bear Creek
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: Warren pony truss
Total Length: 63.0 Feet
Span Length: 63.0 Feet

Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Bear Creek on AR 160
History: Built 1961; replaced 2005
Built: 1961

Location: Union County

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101128

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Oblique view

Photo taken May 2004 and provided by the Arkansas Highway & Transportation Department

101129

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Deck view

Photo taken May 2004 and provided by the Arkansas Highway & Transportation Department

110395

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Photo taken by Wayne Kizziar

110396

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Photo taken by Wayne Kizziar

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Calion Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 33.345937,-92.532107

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Carries US 167 over Ouachita River
Design: truss/through/parker
Design Details: Parker through truss
Total Length: 2500.1 Feet
Span Length: 200.1 Feet

Overview: Lost through and deck truss bridge over Ouachita River on US 167 near Calion
History: Built 1930-31 by the Keliher Construction Co. of Little Rock. Replaced 1993
Built: 1930

Location: Union County

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129719

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General View Of Parker Through Truss Bridge From South Approach, Looking Northeast

HAER photos taken July 1988 by Louise T. Taft

Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

129720

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General View Of Bridge Showing Parker Through Truss Center Span And Deck Truss Spans At Either Side Of Center Span, Looking Northwest

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129721

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Detail View Of Approach And Deck Truss From Underneath, Looking Northwest

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129722

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Detail View Of Bridge Dateplate Which Reads 'Ouachita River, Keliher Construction Company, Little Rock, Arkansas, Contractor, Arkansas State Highway Commission, Dwight H. Blackwood, Chairman,.....1930'

Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

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Smackover Creek AR 7 Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 33.375483,-92.777270

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Carries Northbound AR 7 over Smackover Creek
Design: truss/pony/polygonal
Design Details: Polygonal Warren pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Smackover Creek on AR 7 (northbound)
History: Replaced 1990
Built:

Location: Union County

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101131

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Oblique view

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101132

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View from a distance

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Three Creek Bridge

Status: No longer exists

Location: 33.067100,-92.883605

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Carries AR 15 over Three Creek
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: Warren pony truss
Total Length: 215.8 Feet
Span Length: 61.0 Feet

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Three Creek on AR 15
History: Built 1930-31 by the Virginia Bridge & Iron Co.; replaced 1999
Built: 1931

Location: Union County

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101133

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Deck view

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101134

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Close-up of truss

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101135

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Plaque

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Big Cornie Creek Bridge

Status: Replaced by new bridge

Location: 33.038333,-92.938333

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Carries AR 15 over Big Cornie Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 1034.2 Feet
Span Length: 81.0 Feet

Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Big Cornie Creek on AR 15
History: Built 1931; replaced 1999
Built: 1931

Location: Union County

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Beech Creek Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 33.317330,-92.914084

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Carries AR-160 over Beech Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 94.2 Feet
Span Length: 94.2 Feet

Overview: Lost Pony truss bridge over Beech Creek on AR-160
History: Built 1961
Built: 1961

Location: Union County

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US82 Overpass

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 33.207215,-92.655471

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Carries US-167/US-82 BUS over Abandoned Railroad (RI)
Design: girder
Design Details:
Total Length: 158.1 Feet
Span Length: 56.1 Feet

Overview: Bridge over Abandoned Railroad on US-167/US-82 BUS
History:
Built: 1936

Location: Union County

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US82 Viaduct

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 33.207450,-92.661858

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Carries Hwy 82 over Railroad Yard
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 986.9 Feet
Span Length: 42.0 Feet

Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over Railroad Yard on Hillsboro Street (Bus 82 & Bus 167)
History: Built 1935
Built: 1935

Location: Union County

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267216

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South Side View Showing Bridge Arc

Street lights are clamped to concrete railings

Photo taken by Fred Garcia in September 2013

267217

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Bronze Plaque On West End Of Bridge

Hillsboro St. Viaduct / Fred Luttjohann - Contractor

Photo taken by Fred Garcia in September 2013

267218

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View From RR Tracks That Pass Beneath Bridge

Locomotives w/GMTX & HCLX observed on active tracks.

Photo taken by Fred Garcia in September 2013

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EDW/RI Overpass

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 33.204240,-92.660922

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Carries Missouri Pacific Railroad over Rock Island Railroad
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Pony/through plate girder bridge over abandoned Rock Island Railroad on Missouri Pacific Railroad
History:
Built:

Location: Union County

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MP - Ouachita River Bridge

Status: Removed

Location: 33.060950,-92.113761

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Carries Missouri Pacific Railroad over Ouachita River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 286.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Bridge over Ouachita River on Missouri Pacific Railroad
History: Built 1902-3; Removed ca. 1973
Built: 1902

Location: Union County

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372691

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Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923

373097

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MoPac - Ouachita River Bridge

Removed

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in December 2016

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Pacific Rr Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 33.253306,-92.650833

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Carries Us 167b over Pacific Rr
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 195.9 Feet
Span Length: 44.0 Feet

Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over Pacific Rr on Us 167b
History: Built 1928
Built: 1928

Location: Union County

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Fairlie Brake Slough bridge

Status: Intact but closed to all traffic

Location: 33.031214,-92.710859

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Carries Abandoned stretch of US 167 over Fairlie Brake Slough
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Bridge over Fairlie Brake Slough on abandoned stretch of US 167
History: Built 1931; Bypassed by new alignment 1962
Built: 1931

Location: Union County

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420160

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Fairlie Brake Slough bridge, south approach, on abandoned US 167.

Jess Kilgore

420161

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Plaque missing on south approach of Fairlie Brake Slough bridge.

Jess Kilgore

420162

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West side, south approach, Fairlie Brake Slough Bridge.

Jess Kilgore

420163

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Plaque still in place on west side north end of Fairlie Brake Slough bridge.

Jess Kilgore

420164

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North approach Fairlie Brake Slough bridge.

Jess Kilgore

420168

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East side of Fairlie Brake Slough bridge.

Jess Kilgore

420169

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View of Fairlie Brake Slough bridge looking north.

Jess Kilgore

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Wickham Creek Bridge

Status: Destroyed by fire

Location: 33.279598,-92.954641

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Carries SR 57 over Wickham Creek
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Timber stringer bridge over Wickham Creek on SR 57
History: Built 1928
Built: 1928

Location: Union 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.

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