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South Embankment

Photo taken by David Backlin in March 2010

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Brief history:

Written by J Randall Houp

The bridge at this location was a steel bridge built for the Gurdon & Fort Smith Railroad in 1907. This section of railroad was known as the "Norman Branch." The Gurdon & Fort Smith Railroad operated on 60 miles of track from Gurdon, Arkansas to Norman, Arkansas, which at that time was known as, Womble, Arkansas. The railroad later was operated by the St. Louis, Iron Mountain, & Southern, which was a part at that time of the Missouri Pacific Railroad. This was the last steel bridge built on the line to Norman, Arkansas. Photo of old bridge at this location not yet found.

Facts

Overview: Lost Bridge over Collier Creek on Missouri Pacific RR
Location: Montgomery County, Arkansas
Status: Lost
History: Built 1907
Approximate latitude, longitude: +34.41410, -93.63090 (decimal degrees)
34°24'51" N, 93°37'51" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/442021/3808252 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Norman
Inventory number: BH 44538 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log

November 19, 2012: Updated by John Marvig: Added category "railroad"
March 2, 2012: Essay added by J Randall Houp
March 24, 2010: New photos from David Backlin
March 23, 2010: Added by David Backlin

Sources

David Backlin - us71 [at] cox [dot] net

Comments

Smith Creek Bridge

Posted March 2, 2012, by J Randall Houp (ghostbridgehunter [at] yahoo [dot] com)

I thank David Backlin for allowing me to make the appropriate changes and updates.

Collier Creek Railroad Bridge