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Spadra Creek Bridge
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Spadra Creek Bridge
Looking west across Spadra Creek into Clarksville, Arkansas.
Postcard: J. Randall Houp collection
BH Photo #273183
Description
Bridge manufacturer not yet determined and will require further research as soon as possible. This bridge was built by the City of Clarksville, not by Johnson County. There also appears the possibility that one of the pony trusses on this bridge was used to build the Jamestown Bridge in Clarksville also located on Spadra Creek circa early 1930s. Interesting to note a sign that once appeared on the bridge and read as follows, "Go-Slow, 33 cent fine to drive faster than a walk over this bridge."
Facts
- Overview
- Lost Through truss bridge over Spadra Creek on Old road
- Location
- Clarksville, Johnson County, Arkansas
- Status
- Replaced by a new bridge
- History
- Bridge cost Johnson County $3500.00 in 1895.
- Design
- Through truss with several pony truss attached.
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +35.47117, -93.46168 (decimal degrees)
35°28'16" N, 93°27'42" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
- Approximate UTM coordinates
- 15/458113/3925394 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Clarksville
- Inventory number
- BH 59302 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- January 20, 2014: Added by J. Randall Houp
this is looking east the church on the right and the house on the left I remember well house now has green or gray roof church has been replaced