Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Ouachita River CR 74 Bridge

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Photo provided by the Arkansas Highway & Transportation Department

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Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Ouachita River on CR 74
Location: Polk County, Arkansas
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
History: Built 1914; replaced 2001
Design: Riveted, 4-panel Pratt pony truss with wooden deck
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 60.0 ft.
Total length: 136.1 ft.
Deck width: 10.8 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +34.60610, -94.16805 (decimal degrees)
34°36'22" N, 94°10'05" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory numbers: AHTD 18192 (Arkansas Highway and Transportation Dept. bridge number)
BH 10507 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log

January 8, 2005: Posted new photos

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Comments

Ouachita River CR 74 Bridge

Posted January 24, 2006, by bugo (bugo [at] hotmail [dot] com)

This bridge was in really bad shape. One of the piers had sunk, and it was obvious driving across it. Scary. I hate to see any old bridge go, but this one had honestly lived past its expiration date. Too bad they didn't save it like they did the Boggy Creek bridge.