Oblique view
Photo provided by the Arkansas Highway & Transportation Department
BH Photo #100326
Visited this bridge on Wednesday, July 9, 2008. Bridge found to be in good condition. This bridge, along with the one to the east on Arkansas 226 are scheduled to be replaced by 2010 to make way for a new wider highway due to the building of a new interstate being contructed west of Jonesboro. Both bridges according to various newspaper accounts are suppose to find new homes. Newspapers state that this bridge is the only CAMELBACK PONY left in the state.
State looking to give away 2 bridges in Craighead County
Associated Press - June 2, 2008 10:34 AM ET
JONESBORO, Ark. (AP) - State highway officials want to give away a pair of historic bridges in Craighead County to make room for replacements.
The state highway department says that because the two bridges are eligible for the National Register of Historic Places, they can't just be torn down. The two bridges - Cache River Bridge and Bayou DeView Bridge, both along Arkansas 226 - are scheduled to be replaced.
So the department hopes to find someone to take over the title of 1 or both of the bridges and promise to maintain and preserve the historic integrity of the structures.
The Cache River Bridge, located west of Cash, is a Camelback Pony Truss, the only 1 of its kind remaining in the state, the state highway department said. It consists of 1 70-foot truss span and has an overall length of 180 feet, with a 25-foot wide deck.
The Bayou DeView Bridge, located east of Cash, is a Parker Pony Truss, 1 of 16 remaining in Arkansas. It has a 90-foot single truss span, with an overall length of 192 feet, and a 26-foot deck width.
Information from: The Jonesboro Sun, http://www.jonesborosun.com
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The new section of AR HW 226 over the Cach River Is open.
The old Brige is now CLOSED To all trafic.