Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Saline River AR 229 Bridge

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Photos

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Side view

Color photos provided by the Arkansas Highway & Transportation Department

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Damaged approach span

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Approach

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Historic photo

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HAER photo

This photo from the Historic American Engineering Record shows the bridge from the side [HAER photo taken July 1988 by Jeff Holder and Michael Swanda]

Facts

Overview: Lost two-span open-spandrel arch bridge over Saline River on AR 229 (Old US 67/70) just west of Benton in Benton
Location: Saline County, Arkansas
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
History: Built 1928; replaced 1999
Design: Open-spandrel arch
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 109.9 ft.
Total length: 1,217.5 ft.
Deck width: 20.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +34.56355, -92.61643 (decimal degrees)
34°33'49" N, 92°36'59" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/535186/3824711 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Benton
Inventory numbers: AHTD 00414 (Arkansas Highway and Transportation Dept. bridge number)
NRHP 90000529 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 10560 (Bridgehunter.com ID)