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Big Piney Creek Bridge

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Overview
Subdivided Warren through truss bridge over Big Piney Creek on AR 123 near Fort Douglas
Location
Johnson County, Arkansas
Status
Open to one-lane traffic with a weight limit
History
Built 1931
Builders
- Fred Luttjohann of Topeka, Kansas
- Virginia Bridge & Iron Co. of Roanoke, Virginia
Design
Warren through truss with sub-panels
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 141.0 ft.
Total length: 460.8 ft.
Deck width: 12.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.3 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on April 9, 1990
Approximate latitude, longitude
+35.67714, -93.23633   (decimal degrees)
35°40'38" N, 93°14'11" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/478613/3948165 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Fort Douglas
Inventory numbers
NRHP 90000506 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
AHTD 1597 (Arkansas Highway and Transportation Dept. bridge number)
BH 10398 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 05/2011)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 40.8 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2008)
110

Update Log 

  • September 12, 2011: New photo from Gene McCluney
  • March 28, 2011: Updated by Matt Lohry: Corrected design type: This is a subdivided Warren through truss.
  • October 19, 2010: New photos from David Backlin
  • April 19, 2010: New Street View added by Nathan Holth
  • January 5, 2005: Posted AHTD photos

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Big Piney Creek Bridge
Posted March 28, 2011, by Anthony Dillon (spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com)

Very unique structure!

Big Piney Creek Bridge
Posted March 27, 2011, by Anonymous

Randomly found this bridge today while driving through the national forest getting to some waterfalls. Its a beauty and being a one lane bridge is an awesome thing to go over. They just dont make things like they used to :(

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