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Batesville Bridge

Independence County, Arkansas
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Description 

From south to north: One 6-panel Pratt through truss, One 14-panel Warren through truss with center swing pivot, Three 9-panel Parker through trusses

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Overview
Lost through truss swing bridge over White River on US 167 at Batesville
Location
Batesville, Independence County, Arkansas
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1926-27; Replaced by a modern bridge in 1979
Design
One 6-panel Pratt through truss
One 14-panel Warren through truss with center swing pivot
Three 9-panel Parker through trusses
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 316.0 ft.
Total length: 1,698.0 ft.
Deck width: 25.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+35.75944, -91.64110   (decimal degrees)
35°45'34" N, 91°38'28" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/622848/3958119 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Batesville
Inventory number
BH 10373 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Arkansas (1,262)
Batesville, Arkansas (7)
Built during 1920s (7,245)
Independence County, Arkansas (20)
Lost (11,126)
Lost 1979 (17)
Lost during 1970s (160)
Movable (1,460)
Owned by state (10,151)
Replaced by new bridge (7,617)
 Span length 250-500 feet (896)
Swing (572)
Through truss (9,587)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (1,274)
Truss (24,153)
US 167 (9)
Warren through truss (1,003)
Warren truss (4,169)
White River (Arkansas-Missouri) (33)

Update Log 

  • May 21, 2010: Updated by David Backlin: Added build date
  • March 30, 2008: New photo from Wayne Kizziar
  • February 19, 2005: New photos

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Batesville Bridge
Posted August 2, 2013, by Douglas Butler (drawbridges [at] lycos [dot] com)

Batesville Bridge drawing in Arkansas.

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