War Eagle Creek Bridge

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Overview: Two-span open-spandrel arch bridge over War Eagle Creek on CR 1648 (Old AR 68)
Location: Madison County, Arkansas
Status: Open to one-lane traffic
History: Built 1924; made obsolete by a new bridge in 1960
Builder: - Meyer & Greenwald Construction Co. of Meridian, Mississippi
Design: Open-spandrel arch
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 69.9 ft.
Total length: 206.0 ft.
Deck width: 16.0 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
Also called: McMurray Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +36.12161, -93.69415 (decimal degrees)
36°07'18" N, 93°41'39" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/437533/3997659 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Huntsville
Inventory numbers: AHTD 15035 (Arkansas Highway and Transportation Dept. bridge number)
NRHP 07001430 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 10445 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 02/2015): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 60.2 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1987): 71