Big Piney Creek Bridge

Photos 

Overview

Photo provided by the Arkansas Highway & Transportation Department

Map 

Street Views 

Diagram 

Facts 

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

Categories 

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

Sources 

• HAER AR-22 - Big Piney Creek Bridge
• AHTD
• Nathan Holth
• David Backlin - us71 [at] cox [dot] net
• Matt Lohry
• Gene McCluney - gmacfilm [at] live [dot] com

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