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Side view

All photos on this page taken by Wayne Kizziar

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Plaque

Built by

Virginia Bridge
and Iron Co
Roanoke Va
1933

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Summer view

Map

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Facts

Overview: Through truss bridge over Ouachita River at Arkadelphia carrying AR 7, AR 8, and AR 51
Location: Clark County, Arkansas
Status: Open to traffic
History: Originally built 1933 over Caddo River; relocated 1960 to replace the previous bridge
Builders: - Luten Bridge Co. of Knoxville, Tennessee (Contractor)
- Virginia Bridge & Iron Co. (Superstructure)
Design: Rivet-connected, 9-panel Parker through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 202.0 ft.
Total length: 503.0 ft.
Deck width: 23.9 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 15.9 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on February 1, 2006
Approximate latitude, longitude: +34.12147, -93.04602 (decimal degrees)
34°07'17" N, 93°02'46" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory numbers: AHTD 1412 (Arkansas Highway and Transportation Dept. bridge number)
NRHP 05001591 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 10251 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 04/2004): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 42.7 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2004): 3,500

Update Log

February 14, 2008: New photos from Wayne Kizziar
September 26, 2005: Posted additional photo from Wayne Kizziar

Sources

Wayne Kizziar - wayne1701 [at] cableone [dot] net
AHTD
Fredrick Garcia - fandsgarcia [at] gmail [dot] com

Comments

Arkadelphia Bridge

Posted March 1, 2007, by Fred Garcia (fandsgarcia [at] gmail [dot] com)

Visited this bridge at 3:15 pm on 18 Nov. 2006. Good photos can be taken from the downriver city park on the west bank and from the west approach. I noticed that some of the overhead spreaders have some deformation as if struck by a high clearance vehicle. The railroad bridge is visible about 200 yards downstream.

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

Arkadelphia Bridge

Posted February 2, 2007, by Charles Deaton (cdeaton [at] alltelnet)

Too bad to not be able to reach the bridge when the river is over the road. My cousin could possibly still be living if her husband would have been able to cross it on the morning of January 15,2007. She died on the way of detour of a heart attack.

Arkadelphia Bridge

Posted October 13, 2006, by Donald L. Putman (dputman [at] netzero [dot] com)

The first time I crossed this bridge was in April, 1979. My church group here in El Dorado were on the way to Hot Springs to Magic Springs. Our Youth Director stopped in Arkadelphia to pick up a friend, who was a student at OBU. I have been fascinated by the bridge. I went to college at Henderson and I use to walk down to the bridge admiring it. I even walked acrossed it. It was pure bravery and bold. I hope that this bridge will continue to serve motorists for many years. I wish that I could have seen the old bridge before it. Anyway Arkadelphia is a clean cut town, with moral values.

Arkadelphia Bridge

Posted February 27, 2006, by Jake

This bridge is my homeboy