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UP - L'Anguille River Bridge

Lee County, Arkansas

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L'Anguille River Railroad Bridge

Photo looking downstream.

Photo taken by J. Randall Houp in April 2010

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BH Photo #225423

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Street View 

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Written by J Randall Houp

Was very much surprised to see this beautiful railroad bridge sitting right next to Arkansas Highway 1 on the east side. Bridge in excellent condition.

Facts 

Overview
Through truss bridge over L'Anguille River on Union Pacific
Location
Lee County, Arkansas
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1909
Railroads
- Missouri Pacific Railroad ("MoPac" MP)
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
Design
Warren through truss with all verticals
Dimensions
Span length: 150.0 ft.
Total length: 150.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+34.83803, -90.79586   (decimal degrees)
34°50'17" N, 90°47'45" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/701544/3857297 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Marianna
Inventory number
BH 51316 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

A-frame portal (532)
Arkansas (1,769)
Built 1909 (813)
Built during 1900s (7,741)
Have street view (29,907)
Lee County, Arkansas (10)
Missouri Pacific Railroad (417)
Open (41,205)
Owned by railroad (13,729)
Pin-connected (5,049)
 Railroad (16,666)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,498)
Through truss (17,886)
Total length 125-175 feet (6,349)
Truss (36,794)
Union Pacific Railroad (2,483)
Warren through truss (1,725)
Warren through truss with all verticals (458)
Warren truss (7,091)

Update Log 

  • November 1, 2017: Updated by John Marvig: Added Build Date from Missouri Pacific Annual Report
  • October 1, 2013: New Street View added by J.P.
  • February 21, 2012: Updated by Daniel Hopkins: Added category "Railroad"
  • February 17, 2012: Essay added by J Randall Houp

Sources 

  • J. Randall Houp
  • John Marvig - marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com

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