Beaver Railroad Bridge
Photos
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Side view Photo taken by Duane Kepford |
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Overview Photo taken by James Baughn |
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Oblique view Photo taken by James Baughn |
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Main span Photo taken by James Baughn |
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Pony truss span Photo taken by James Baughn |
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West end Photo taken by James Baughn |
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Stone pier Photo taken by James Baughn |
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Side view of trestle approach Photo taken by James Baughn |
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Another view of wooden piles Photo taken by James Baughn |
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West Approach Photo taken by Nathan Morton in April 2009 |
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East Approach Photo taken by Nathan Morton in April 2009 |
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Looking west from cliffs above bridge Photo taken by Nathan Morton |
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Oblique View Photo taken by Wayne Kizziar in October 2011 |
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Barrel Shot Photo taken by Wayne Kizziar in October 2011 |
Map
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Facts
- Overview
- Abandoned through truss railroad bridge over White River at Beaver
- Location
- Beaver, Carroll County, Arkansas
- Status
- Derelict with entire deck removed
- History
- Built 1907 by the Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Co., replacing an earlier 1882 bridge
- Builder
- - Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Co. of Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Design
- Main span: Baltimore through truss
Approach span: Warren pony truss
Rest of approach: Wooden trestle - Approximate latitude, longitude
- +36.47454, -93.76501 (decimal degrees)
36°28'28" N, 93°45'54" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 15/431466/4036856 (zone/easting/northing)
- USGS topographic map
- Beaver
- Inventory number
- BH 10238 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- October 22, 2011: New photos from Wayne Kizziar
- April 4, 2009: New photos from Nathan Morton
Sources
- Duane Kepford - kepfords [at] earthlink [dot] net
- Nathan Morton - morton890 [at] yahoo [dot] com
- Wayne Kizziar - wayne1701 [at] cableone [dot] net
Comments
This is The Missouri & North Arkansas Railway's Bridge number 73.8 over the White River at Beaver, AR. The Bridge was numbered by its mileage from the railroad's western terminus at Joplin, MO. The tracks here, and all the others on the M&NA were finally abandoned in 1961, with the rails being pulled the following year. Beaver had a depot and an 18 car siding. Attached is a photograph taken from the locomotive of an eastbound train about to cross the bridge. The photograph appears to have been taken near the demise of the railroad. Hope this helps!
The Beaver Railroad bridge (derelict) currently has water right up to the deck level. Lots of debris has collected against the bridge. This photo was taken on July 5, 2008
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