Historic Bridges of the U.S.

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Oblique view

Photos taken Sept. 2001 and provided by the Arkansas Highway & Transportation Department

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One span

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Deck view

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Photo taken by Fredrick Garcia

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Photo taken by Fredrick Garcia

Map

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Facts

Overview: Small five-span closed-spandrel arch bridge over O'Neal Creek on O'Neal Road (CR 37)
Location: Independence County, Arkansas
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built ca. 1933, possibly by the Works Progress Administration
Builder: - Works Progress Administration
Design: Closed-spandrel arch
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 12.1 ft.
Total length: 60.0 ft.
Deck width: 23.6 ft.
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude: +35.77566, -91.85592 (decimal degrees)
35°46'32" N, 91°51'21" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
USGS topographic map: Bethesda
Inventory numbers: AHTD 14005 (Arkansas Highway and Transportation Dept. bridge number)
BH 10378 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 01/2005): 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: Not deficient
Sufficiency rating: 70.7 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1987): 42

Update Log

February 19, 2005: Posted new photos

Sources

AHTD
Fredrick Garcia - fandsgarcia [at] gmail [dot] com

Comments

O'Neal Bridge

Posted February 12, 2007, by Fred Garcia (fandsgarcia [at] gmail [dot] com)

Visited this bridge at 6 pm on Saturday, 10 Feb 2007. The sun had already set so I had to use my flash to get any kind of photo. The wing rail on the right abutment has been sheared off possibly from vehicle collision.

This bridge is also non-descript from the top deck other than the concrete railings that are of 1930's vintage.

It was dark when I arrive on the scene of this structure and I didn't feel comfortable bushwacking to the creek bed; also being unsure of my footing in unfamiliar, potentially slippery setting.

Bridge is located approx 15 miles from central Batesville. Creek is not signed, so you need to start looking for it shortly after passing through Bethesda.

Webmaster's note: The photos that were here have been incorporated into the main site.

O'Neal Bridge

Posted August 18, 2005, by David Holt (monroe [at] cox-internet [dot] com)

You can still see a portion of the previous Low Water Bridge on the south side. Who built it and when?