Mountain Fork Bridge
Video
Mountain Fork River bridge 1905 pony truss bridge over the Mountain Fork River on CR 38 near Potter, AR Video posted by J Lance |
Facts
- Overview
- Two-span pony truss bridge over Mountain Fork River on CR 38 near Potter
- Location
- Polk County, Arkansas
- Status
- Open to traffic
- History
- Built 1905
- Design
- Riveted 5-panel and 6-panel Pratt pony trusses
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 81.0 ft.
Total length: 405.7 ft.
Deck width: 11.8 ft.
- Recognition
- Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on April 9, 1990
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +34.52842, -94.39976 (decimal degrees)
34°31'42" N, 94°23'59" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 15/371536/3821638 (zone/easting/northing)
- USGS topographic map
- Zafra
- Inventory numbers
- AHTD 16149 (Arkansas Highway and Transportation Dept. bridge number)
NRHP 90000540 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 10505 (Bridgehunter.com ID) - Inspection (as of 06/2011)
- Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 19.8 (out of 100) - Average daily traffic (as of 1987)
- 70
Update Log
- August 13, 2012: Updated by J Lance: Added category "Multiple span pony truss"
- July 27, 2011: New photo from Wayne Kizziar
- January 16, 2010: New photos from J Lance
- February 5, 2009: Updated by J Lance
- April 4, 2005: Posted new photos by Wayne Kizziar
Sources
- Wayne Kizziar - wayne1701 [at] cableone [dot] net
- HAER AR-34 - Mountain Fork Bridge
- AHTD
- Fred Garcia
- J Lance - bugo [at] hotmail [dot] com
Comments
this bridge has recently been redecked in probably in the last month or so, i drove over it and took pictures of it, i would post them but they are on my dads camera. it is also posted with a 6 ton weight limit now.
Yes, I did see the collapsed piers of the old CR48 bridge.
Fred,
The last picture of the low water bridge is the old CR 48 bridge
(http://bridgehunter.com/ar/polk/mountain-fork-48/)
Did you see the collapsed piers?
Visited this bridge on 25 Nov. 2006 at 2:30 pm. I drove around a bit looking for it and in the process found an interesting low bridge a couple of miles upstream on the same creek.
This is an a different use of a Pony truss especially on such a wide location; although creek is shallow. Some locals were gathering rocks below the bridge for a home patio. The lady talked about cringing every time her school bus rumbled along that bridge.
Seemed sound to me as I heard two vehicles clattering across. Nice broad gravel bar beneath bridge - great spot for picnicing.
Webmaster's note: The photos that were here have been incorporated into the main site.
This bridge is not called "Camp Pioneer Bridge" as there is a bridge over Twomile Creek at Camp Pioneer that is known by that name. As far as I know, the bridge is simply known as the "Mountain Fork Bridge" or "that old bridge near Potter."
This is the bridge that got me interested in old bridges. It's a huge bridge, it must be seen in person to be appreciated. Hopefully it won't be replaced for a long time.
Hi, love your website. I was wondering why I can't see the pictures on this one , they are all blank with a small red "x" in the corner. Keep the old bridge photos and facts coming. LM
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