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Orr Road Bridge

Washington County, Arkansas

Photos 

Overview

Photo taken July 2002 and provided by the Arkansas Highway & Transportation Department

BH Photo #101195

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Through truss bridge over Illinois River on Orr Road (CR 67) just off AR 265, southeast of Prairie Grove
Location
Washington County, Arkansas
Status
Open to traffic with 3 ton limit
History
Built 1924; rehabilitated 2017
Design
Pin-connected, 6-panel Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 107.9 ft.
Total length: 198.1 ft.
Deck width: 15.4 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 11.2 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+35.95250, -94.25068   (decimal degrees)
35°57'09" N, 94°15'02" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/387208/3979403 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Prairie Grove
Average daily traffic (as of 1987)
36
Inventory numbers
AHTD 17349 (Arkansas Highway and Transportation Dept. bridge number)
BH 10655 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of August 2016)
Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
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Categories 

6-panel truss (567)
Arkansas (1,699)
Built 1924 (655)
Built during 1920s (9,173)
Illinois River (57)
Illinois River (Arkansas) (11)
One-lane traffic (7,517)
Open (37,579)
Owned by county (19,120)
Pin-connected (3,572)
 Pratt through truss (4,726)
Pratt truss (8,224)
Span length 100-125 feet (4,128)
Structurally deficient (17,795)
Sufficiency rating zero (297)
Through truss (13,268)
Total length 175-250 feet (3,913)
Truss (30,032)
Washington County, Arkansas (112)

Update Log 

  • February 9, 2018: Updated by David Backlin: Updated to Open
  • July 2, 2015: Updated by David Backlin: Bridge Closed to all traffic
  • August 13, 2009: Updated by David Backlin: Updated description
  • December 15, 2008: New photos from Gene McCluney
  • March 27, 2005: Posted new photos

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Orr Road Bridge
Posted February 9, 2018, by David Backlin (us71 [at] cox [dot] net)

Bridge is open with 3 Ton Weight Limit and 8 foot vertical clearance.

Orr Road Bridge
Posted August 22, 2017, by Thomas Simmons (Simmonst1222 [at] gmail [dot] com)

This bridge was just reopened http://www.nwahomepage.com/news/washco-bridge-reopened-after...

Orr Road Bridge
Posted March 22, 2017, by Rene Lovett (rtlovett [at] comcast [dot] net)

Does anyone know the engineer who built Orr Bridge? My husband thinks it might have been his great grandfather.

Orr Road Bridge
Posted July 17, 2015, by Melissa Jones (jonespbc [at] mac [dot] com)

View of the Orr Road Bridge after it was closed in January 2015.

Orr Road Bridge
Posted July 2, 2015, by David Backlin (us71 [at] cox [dot] net)

http://www.nwaonline.com/news/2015/jan/12/washington-county-closing-orr-bridge/

Orr Road Bridge
Posted January 13, 2015, by Melissa Jones (jonespbc [at] mac [dot] com)

This bridge was closed by Washington County on Jan. 12, 2015, due to structural deficiencies.