Caddo River (Creek) Bridge

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Caddo River (Creek) Bridge

Photo of bridge showing side of bridge

Photo taken by J Randall Houp in August 2010

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Note: 

Bridge plaque reads; "James Construction Co., Contractor, 1939." No bridge number listed on plaque. Bridge plaque reads, "Caddo Creek". Bridge sign reads, "Caddo River".

Facts 

Overview

steel stringer bridge over Caddo River (Creek) on Arkansas 8

Location

Montgomery County, Arkansas

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1939

Builder

- James Construction Co.

Design

Steel stringer

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 49.9 ft.
Total length: 130.9 ft.
Deck width: 22.0 ft.

Also called

Caddo Creek Bridge

Approximate latitude, longitude

+34.44861, -93.83500   (decimal degrees)
34°26'55" N, 93°50'06" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

15/423296/3812215 (zone/easting/northing)

USGS topographic map

Polk Creek Mountain

Inventory numbers

AHTD 2087 (Arkansas Highway and Transportation Dept. bridge number)
BH 51505 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection (as of 06/2011)

Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 67.0 (out of 100)

Average daily traffic (as of 2008)

700

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Update Log 

• March 5, 2012: Updated by Clark Vance: Builder name
• February 29, 2012: Essay added by J Randall Houp

Sources 

• David Backlin - us71 [at] cox [dot] net
• Clark Vance - cvance [at] dogmail [dot] com

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