Little Shoal Creek Bridge

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Little Shoal Creek Bridge

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Photo taken by J Randall Houp in February 2010

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Originally built as the Smith Creek Bridge on Arkansas 309 in Franklin County. Replaced by a new "cement ugly" and was put in a field nearby where it sat for years. It was relocated at Little Shoal Creek on November 7, 2007 and I was proud to be there when this happened. Bridge sits south of Arkansas 22, behind the historic school house, in New Blaine, Arkansas. Good example of an excellent bridge being used elsewhere and not just thrown away for scrap.

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Overview

Bridge over Little Shoal Creek on Spring Lake Road

Location

Logan County, Arkansas

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1928, reconstructed 2009

Builder

- Virginia Bridge & Iron Co. of Roanoke, Virginia

Design

Pony Truss

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 80.1 ft.
Total length: 82.0 ft.
Deck width: 19.4 ft.

Also called

Smith Creek Bridge, Smith Creek, Franklin Co., Arkansas

Approximate latitude, longitude

+35.28364, -93.41713   (decimal degrees)
35°17'01" N, 93°25'02" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

15/462068/3904578 (zone/easting/northing)

USGS topographic map

New Blaine

Inventory numbers

AHTD 23328 (Arkansas Highway and Transportation Dept. bridge number)
BH 51334 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection (as of 10/2011)

Deck condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Appraisal: Not deficient
Sufficiency rating: 52.4 (out of 100)

Average daily traffic (as of 1987)

104

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• February 19, 2012: Essay added by J Randall Houp

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