Historic Bridges of the U.S.

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Overview of west approach

First two photos provided by the Arkansas Highway & Transportation Department

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Main span

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Deck view

The following photos were taken Sept. 2005 by David Backlin

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Looking west

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West end

Map

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Facts

Overview: Pony and deck truss bridge over Spring River and the Frisco Railroad on US 62 at Imboden
Status: Open to two-lane traffic, with a pedestrian sidewalk
History: Built 1937 by C.F. Lytle of Sioux City, Iowa
Builder: - C.F. Lytle
Design: From south to north:
Concrete deck girder approach spans, total length 138 ft.
Three riveted, 11-panel Pratt deck trusses, each 112 ft.
Three riveted, 11-panel Parker pony trusses, each 112 ft.
Concrete deck girder approach spans, total length 240 ft.
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 112.0 ft.
Total length: 1,049.9 ft.
Deck width: 23.9 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on April 9, 1990
Approximate latitude, longitude: +36.20571, -91.17193 (decimal degrees)
36°12'21" N, 91°10'19" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory numbers: AHTD 1984 (Arkansas Highway and Transportation Dept. bridge number)
NRHP 90000513 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 10412 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 07/2006): Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 42.7 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2005): 2,700

Update Log

October 6, 2005: Posted additional photos from David Backlin

Sources

David Backlin - us71 [at] cox [dot] net
AHTD
HAER AR-26 - St. Louis - San Francisco Bridge

Comments

Imboden Bridge

Posted March 19, 2008, by Wanda Bennett (dwbenn [at] centurytel [dot] net)

I have walked and driven across this bridge every since I can remember. Love this old bridge as a part of everyday life in a small town. (Even if a flood happens)

Imboden Bridge

Posted December 11, 2005, by Crietia Brown (crietia_08 [at] yahoo [dot] com)

This bridge is like a part of my life every single day. I drive over this bridge at least twice a day and have ever since I was born. You cross this bridge going into Imboden of course coming from Pocahontas I live on Highway 62 going towards Pocahontas. It would be hard to say how many times I've actually crossed it.