Photos
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Overview Photo taken by David Miles |
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Article Article from the Texarkana Gazette 5-17-08.
Details about rehab and opening ceremony. Scanned by Wayne Kizziar courtesy of the Texarkana Gazette |
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Overview View of Little Rock side elevator and stairs. Photo taken by Wayne Kizziar |
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Signage. Bridge is a WiFi hot spot. Take your laptop and enjoy Historic Bridges of The US while on a historic bridge. Photo taken by Wayne Kizziar |
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On The Bridge On the elevated lift span looking toward North Little Rock. Photo taken by Wayne Kizziar |
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More Signage Photo taken by Wayne Kizziar |
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Looking South View on the lift span looking toward Little Rock . Photo taken by Wayne Kizziar |
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Overhead Bracing Photo taken by Wayne Kizziar |
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Overhead View of Fixed Spans Looking toward North Little Rock. How often do we have the opportunity to get this type of shot ? Note USS Razorback, WW II submarine, moored in upper left background. Photo taken by Wayne Kizziar |
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Barrel Shot On the lower spans looking north. Photo taken by Wayne Kizziar |
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Looking South on Lower Spans Photo taken by Wayne Kizziar |
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Missing Plaque Photo taken by Wayne Kizziar |
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Looking Through Overhead Bracing Photo taken by Wayne Kizziar |
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Looking South , Lift Span People out enjoying a historic bridge. Photo taken by Wayne Kizziar |
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Bridge Tenders Control House Photo taken by Wayne Kizziar |
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Overview Panorama Photo taken by Wayne Kizziar |
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Dusk December shot UP Junction Bridge Photo taken by John Cross in December 2008 |
Facts
- Overview
- Vertical-lift through truss bridge over the Arkansas River on the Union Pacific Railroad in Little Rock
- Location
- North Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas
- Status
- Rehabilitation complete open to pedestrians as of 05-17-08
- Design
- Vertical lift Warren through truss
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +34.75027, -92.26636 (decimal degrees)
34°45'01" N, 92°15'59" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 15/567149/3845594 (zone/easting/northing)
- USGS topographic map
- Little Rock
- Inventory number
- BH 10538 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- January 1, 2009: New photo from John Cross
- May 26, 2008: New photos from Wayne Kizziar
- May 17, 2008: Updated by Wayne Kizziar: Bridge now open to pedestrians
- March 31, 2006: Posted photo from David Miles
Sources
- David Miles - imchillindave [at] yahoo [dot] com
- Wayne Kizziar - wayne1701 [at] cableone [dot] net
- John Cross - jcross [at] fortsmithhome [dot] com
Comments
That is a fantastic night shot John !
Hey Max, yes Choctaw bridge & Rock Island are one and the same.
Wayne
this bridge Fred and Wayne call the "Choctaw" bridge, is this the Rock Island bridge beside the Clinton library?
can anyone clear that up?
Thanks Fred,
They really did a great job on the bridge. Go see it as soon as you are able, it is well worth the trip.
Hopefully they will start on the Choctaw soon.
Best regards,
Wayne Kizziar
Wayne,
Sensational photographs of the Junction Bridge. Hope to get across it real soon. Love the pedestrian connection between LR & NLR. Will be great when the Choctaw lift span is rehabed in the same manner.
Fred Garcia
Hot Springs Village
THANK YOU SHOW ME PHOTO OF Junction Bridge. I have photo at there since August 2002. It was open about 1950. track was removed on bridge after summer 2000. THANK YOU.
Its great they did that!
I love to see somthing like a truss bridge saved.
Its like a historic building saved
That's actually one of the most beautiful photos of a bridge that I've seen.