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Overview

These color photos show the bridge after it was replaced and abandoned

Photo provided by the Arkansas Highway & Transportation Department

Overview: Abandoned pony truss bridge over Cache River on US 412 between Walnut Ridge and Paragould
Location: Lawrence County, Arkansas, and Greene County, Arkansas
Status: Replaced by new bridge, but main span preserved in place
Future prospects: Preserved
History: Built 1934 by the Vincennes Bridge Co.; replaced 1995
Builder: - Vincennes Bridge Co. of Vincennes, Indiana
Design: Skewed, rivet-connected, 11-panel Parker pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 100.0 ft.
Total length: 376.0 ft.
Deck width: 24.0 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on April 9, 1990
Approximate latitude, longitude: +36.06933, -90.82382 (decimal degrees)
36°04'10" N, 90°49'26" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/695976/3993830 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Walnut Ridge SE
Inventory numbers: NRHP 90000523 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
AHTD 1892 (Arkansas Highway and Transportation Dept. bridge number)
BH 10411 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 08/1991): Deck condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 12.2 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1992): 2,500