Historic Bridges
of the United States
Gulpha Gorge Bridge No. 1
Garland County
,
Arkansas
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Side view
Photos taken Dec. 2003 and provided by the Arkansas Highway & Transportation Department
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Facts
Overview
Concrete arch bridge over West Gulpha Creek on US 70B in Gulpha Gorge
Location
Hot Springs
,
Garland County
,
Arkansas
Status
Open to two-lane traffic
History
Built 1938
Design
Closed-spandrel arch
Dimensions
Total length: 45.9 ft.
Deck width: 26.9 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+34.52266, -93.03459
(decimal degrees)
34°31'22" N, 93°02'05" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
USGS topographic map
Hot Springs North
Inventory numbers
AHTD M1319
(Arkansas Highway and Transportation Dept. bridge number)
BH 10341
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection
(as of 09/2005)
Deck condition rating:
Good
(7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating:
Good
(7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating:
Good
(7 out of 9)
Appraisal:
Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 54.7
(out of 100)
Average daily traffic
(as of 2005)
7,400
Categories
Arch
(7,574)
Arkansas
(523)
Built 1938
(377)
Built during 1930s
(5,169)
Closed-spandrel arch
(1,117)
Deck arch
(6,664)
Functionally obsolete
(5,078)
Garland County, Arkansas
(13)
Hot Springs, Arkansas
(7)
NR-eligible
(2,573)
Open
(21,689)
Owned by state
(6,577)
Total length 25-50 feet
(5,282)
Update Log
March 13, 2005: Posted new photos
Sources
AHTD
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