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Oblique view

Photos taken December 2005 by Jeremy Lance
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View from behind

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Deck view

Map 

Vicinity Map

Vicinity map

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Facts 

Overview
Small two-span arch bridge over Prairie Creek on E. Bethesda Road in Mena
Location
Polk County, Arkansas
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1935; rehabilitated 1955
Design
Closed-spandrel arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 11.1 ft.
Total length: 25.9 ft.
Deck width: 22.6 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+34.56472, -94.23944   (decimal degrees)
34°33'53" N, 94°14'22" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/386299/3825471 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Mena
Inventory numbers
AHTD 18964 (Arkansas Highway and Transportation Dept. bridge number)
BH 10496 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 06/2007)
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: 51.5 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1987)
625

Categories 

Arch (8,290)
Arkansas (806)
Built 1935 (1,304)
Built during 1930s (7,082)
Closed-spandrel arch (1,609)
Deck arch (7,401)
Open (23,106)
Owned by city (2,130)
Polk County, Arkansas (21)
Span length under 25 feet (3,077)
Total length 25-50 feet (6,475)

Update Log 

  • January 23, 2006: Posted photos from Jeremy Lance

Sources 

  • J Lance - bugo [at] hotmail [dot] com