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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)
AHTD 414 (Arkansas Highway and Transportation Dept. bridge number)
BH 10560 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 06/1991): Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Not deficient
Sufficiency rating: 60.5 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1987): 210