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MP - Black River Bridge (Old)

Independence County, Arkansas, and Jackson County, Arkansas

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Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923

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Facts 

Overview
Pratt through truss bridge over Black River on Missouri Pacific Railroad
Location
Independence County, Arkansas, and Jackson County, Arkansas
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
Builder
- Phoenix Iron Works of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
Railroad
- Missouri Pacific Railroad (MP)
Design
Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 206.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+35.66956, -91.34349   (decimal degrees)
35°40'10" N, 91°20'37" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/649924/3948562 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Jacksonport
Inventory number
BH 70612 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Arkansas (1,753)
Independence County, Arkansas (28)
Jackson County, Arkansas (13)
Lost (24,938)
Missouri Pacific Railroad (382)
Movable (2,985)
Phoenix Iron Works (17)
Pin-connected (3,920)
 Pratt through truss (5,421)
Pratt truss (9,341)
Railroad (15,598)
Replaced by new bridge (16,739)
Span length 175-250 feet (1,991)
Swing (1,463)
Through truss (15,159)
Truss (32,933)

Update Log 

  • October 22, 2018: New photo from Douglas Butler

Related Bridges 

Sources 

  • Luke
  • Douglas Butler

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