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Kings River CR 306 Bridge

Carroll County, Arkansas
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Kings River Bridge

Photo looking south.

Photo taken by J. Randall Houp, 1984

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Brief history 

Written by J. Randall Houp

Carroll County Court records show that this bridge was built and completed in 1916 by the Reeves Construction Company. Also the Berryville newspaper dated November 1916 also confirms the date of completion. This bridge along with the Osage Creek Bridge to the east was at that time the major thoroughfare that ran from Eureka Springs to Berryville. Complete history to be written along with additional photographs.

Facts 

Overview
Lost three-span through truss bridge over Kings River on CR 306
Location
Carroll County, Arkansas
Status
Demolished and never replaced
History
Built 1916
Builder
- Reeves Construction Co.
Design
Through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 174.8 ft.
Total length: 480.8 ft.
Deck width: 9.8 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.4 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+36.38945, -93.65858   (decimal degrees)
36°23'22" N, 93°39'31" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/440936/4027347 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Eureka Springs
Inventory numbers
AHTD 10937 (Arkansas Highway and Transportation Dept. bridge number)
BH 10241 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Arkansas (1,219)
Built 1916 (465)
Built during 1910s (6,729)
Carroll County, Arkansas (23)
Lost (10,356)
Lost 2000 (329)
Lost during 2000s (3,090)
 Owned by county (16,484)
Reeves Construction Co. (1)
Span length 125-175 feet (2,954)
Through truss (9,205)
Total length 250-500 feet (3,371)
Truss (23,565)
Wooden deck (5,398)

Update Log 

  • February 28, 2012: Essay added by J. Randall Houp
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Kings River CR 306 Bridge
Posted September 23, 2008, by Randall Houp (ghostbridgehunter [dot] com)

This bridge was built in 1916 by the Reeves Construction Company of Green Forest, Arkansas. More history to follow on this bridge plus several old photographs. Please contact me with any further data or old photographs on this old beauty. A written history to be done asap.

Kings River CR 306 Bridge
Posted July 11, 2008, by Randall Houpg (ghostbridgehunter [at] yahoo [dot] comSearching)

Searching for a photograph of this old bridge. My great-grandfather, Isaac Granville Houp, used to live in Kings River Township, in Carroll County, Arkansas. Would like to hear from anyone with old stories about this bridge or with historical data. When was this bridge torn down and where did it go? Did it go to bridge heaven, thrown into the Kings River, or sold for scrap???