Caddo River Bridge

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Caddo River Bridge

Photo from west side of bridge.

Photo taken by J Randall Houp in August 2010

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Note: 

Plaque on bridge reads: "Caddo River, E.E. Barber Construction Company. Arkansas State Highway Commission and Department of Commerce, Bureau of Public Roads, 1950, Bridge #2244."

Facts 

Overview

Steel stringer bridge over Caddo River on Sh 8

Location

Montgomery County, Arkansas

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1950

Builder

- E.E. Barber Construction Co.

Design

Steel stringer

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 43.0 ft.
Total length: 117.1 ft.
Deck width: 24.0 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+34.46167, -93.86028   (decimal degrees)
34°27'42" N, 93°51'37" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

15/420986/3813682 (zone/easting/northing)

USGS topographic map

Polk Creek Mountain

Inventory numbers

AHTD 2244 (Arkansas Highway and Transportation Dept. bridge number)

BH 44689 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection (as of 04/2010)

Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 66.6 (out of 100)

Average daily traffic (as of 2008)

700

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Update Log 

• February 29, 2012: Essay added by J Randall Houp
• January 3, 2011: New Street View added by David Backlin
• April 2, 2010: Added by David Backlin

Sources 

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

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