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Norfork Bridge

Baxter County, Arkansas
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Overview from the ground

Photo taken June 2001 by the Arkansas Highway & Transportation Department

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Facts 

Overview
Four-span deck truss bridge over North Fork White River on AR 5 at Norfork
Location
Norfork, Baxter County, Arkansas
Status
Open to traffic
Future prospects
Slated for demolition and replacement 2013. Available to third parties for reuse and preservation up until demolition.
History
Construction started Aug. 21, 1936, by the Vincennes Steel Company; dedicated June 17, 1937
Builder
- Vincennes Bridge Co. of Vincennes, Indiana
Design
Warren deck truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 166.0 ft.
Total length: 533.0 ft.
Deck width: 23.9 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on April 9, 1990
Approximate latitude, longitude
+36.21278, -92.28646   (decimal degrees)
36°12'46" N, 92°17'11" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/564136/4007784 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Norfork
Inventory numbers
AHTD 00587 (Arkansas Highway and Transportation Dept. bridge number)
NRHP 90000512 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
AHTD 587 (Arkansas Highway and Transportation Dept. bridge number)
BH 10210 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 08/2010)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 38.2 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2010)
3,200

Categories 

AR 5 (1)
Arkansas (1,219)
Available for reuse (161)
Baxter County, Arkansas (10)
Built 1937 (544)
Built during 1930s (8,576)
Deck truss (961)
Doomed (816)
HAER documented (784)
Have street view (10,036)
NR-listed (2,355)
 Norfork, Arkansas (3)
North Fork White River (Missouri-Arkansas) (5)
Open (28,454)
Owned by state (9,854)
Span length 125-175 feet (2,966)
Structurally deficient (16,730)
Total length 500-1000 feet (1,820)
Truss (23,615)
Vincennes Bridge Co. (84)
Warren deck truss (343)
Warren truss (3,959)

Update Log 

  • April 8, 2011: Updated by Nathan Holth: This bridge is now doomed.
  • January 8, 2005: All new photos

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Norfork Bridge
Posted January 8, 2013, by Nathan Holth (form3 [at] historicbridges [dot] org)

I continue to be amazed at how many people feel the need to flaunt their stupidity. Apparently, the reason this bridge is being replaced is because its like the I-35W bridge. Which it isn't. http://www.baxterbulletin.com/article/20130107/NEWS01/301070003/Historic-bridge-replaced

Norfork Bridge
Posted March 3, 2007, by Fred Garcia (fandsgarcia [at] gmail [dot] com)

Visited this bridge at 3:45 pm on 2 March 2007. There is a gravel road that runs under both bridges past the trout docks that is good for photos. On the east abuttment there is a rock promontory to get good long view photos of the bridge. This bridge looks more modern than its age suggests and is in excellent condition from my observation.

Webmaster's note: The photos that were here have been incorporated into the main site.