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Rudy Bridge

Crawford County, Arkansas
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Rudy Bridge

Photo of bridge when it spanned across Frog Bayou.

J. Randall Houp collection

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Brief history: 

Written by J Randall Houp

This was the 2nd Rudy Bridge built. The first one built in 1894 was lost in the great flood of 1927. This bridge was completed and opened in May 1929 at a total cost to Crawford County of $9318.12. Unfortunately, this bridge was replaced by a "big cement ugly"

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Overview
Lost Through truss bridge over Frog Bayou
Location
Rudy, Crawford County, Arkansas
Status
Replaced by new bridge
History
Built 1929, Lakeside Bridge & Steel Company
Builder
- Lakeside Bridge and Steel Co.
Design
Through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+35.52561, -94.27185   (decimal degrees)
35°31'32" N, 94°16'19" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/384685/3932077 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Rudy
Inventory number
BH 51510 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Arkansas (1,219)
Built 1929 (670)
Built during 1920s (7,033)
Crawford County, Arkansas (70)
Lakeside Bridge and Steel Co. (1)
Lost (10,362)
 Owned by county (16,489)
Replaced by new bridge (7,135)
Rudy, Arkansas (2)
Through truss (9,209)
Truss (23,573)

Update Log 

  • February 29, 2012: Essay added by J Randall Houp

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