Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Osage Creek Bridge

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Photos

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Oblique view

Color photos taken Dec. 2001 and provided by the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department

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Portal

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Deck view

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Close-up of railing

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HAER photo: Side view

This photo from the Historic American Engineering Record shows the bridge from the side [HAER photos taken July 1988 by Jeff Holder and Michael Swanda]

Facts

Overview: Through truss bridge over Osage Creek on CR 71 southeast of Healing Springs
Location: Benton County, Arkansas
Status: Open to one-lane traffic
History: Built 1911 by the Youngstown Bridge Co. of Youngstown, Ohio
Builder: - Youngstown Bridge Co. of Youngstown, Ohio
Design: Pin-connected, 8-panel Pratt through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 125.0 ft.
Total length: 127.9 ft.
Deck width: 13.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 17.0 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on January 28, 1988
Approximate latitude, longitude: +36.24101, -94.25347 (decimal degrees)
36°14'28" N, 94°15'13" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
USGS topographic map: Robinson
Inventory numbers: AHTD 10622 (Arkansas Highway and Transportation Dept. bridge number)
NRHP 87002418 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 10221 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 04/2005): Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Critical (2 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 21.7 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1987): 67