Historic Bridges of the U.S. | War Eagle Bridge

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Side view

Color photos taken Dec. 2000 and provided by the Arkansas Highway & Transportation Department

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Oblique view

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East approach

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West approach

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View from mill

Black and white photos taken July 1988 by Louise T. Taft of the Historic American Engineering Record

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Approach spans

This HAER photo shows the unusual "homemade" pony trusses that form the eastern approach

Vicinity map

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Overview: Through truss bridge over War Eagle Creek on CR 98
Location: Benton County, Arkansas
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1907 by the Illinois Steel Bridge Co. of Jacksonville, Illinois
Builder: - Illinois Steel Bridge Co. of Jacksonville, Illinois
Design: West approach: Steel stringer span
Main span: Pin-connected, 9-panel Parker through truss
East approach: Three homemade Waddell "A" pony trusses built from scrap metal
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 183.0 ft.
Total length: 304.1 ft.
Deck width: 15.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 10.4 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on November 19, 1985
Approximate latitude, longitude: +36.26803, -93.94316 (decimal degrees)
36°16'05" N, 93°56'35" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/415282/4014090 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: War Eagle
Inventory numbers: AHTD 17807 (Arkansas Highway and Transportation Dept. bridge number)
NRHP 85003497 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 10228 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 04/2007): Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 18.5 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1987): 118