Historic Bridges of the U.S.

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Side view

All of the photos on this page were taken by Wayne Kizziar on Nov. 24, 2001

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Oblique view

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Close-up of tower

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Portal view

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Deck view

Map

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Facts

Overview: Through truss bridge with center swing span over Little Red River on CR 66 at Judsonia
Location: White County, Arkansas
Status: Closed for rehabilitation (?)
Future prospects: Preserved
History: Built 1924 by the R. L. Gaster Construction Co. of Little Rock
Builder: - R.L. Gaster Construction Co.
Design: From north to south:
Riveted, 5-panel Pratt through truss, length 79 feet
Riveted, 12-panel Warren through truss swing span, total length 265.6 feet
Riveted, 6-panel Warren pony truss, length 49 feet
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 132.8 ft.
Total length: 396.9 ft.
Deck width: 13.4 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 15.6 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on April 9, 1990
Approximate latitude, longitude: +35.26727, -91.63968 (decimal degrees)
35°16'02" N, 91°38'23" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
USGS topographic map: Judsonia
Inventory numbers: AHTD 17484 (Arkansas Highway and Transportation Dept. bridge number)
NRHP 90000535 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 10673 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 08/2006): Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Critical (2 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 20.1 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1987): 166

Update Log

April 27, 2008: Updated by Max Johnson
January 5, 2005: Added diagram

Sources

Wayne Kizziar - wayne1701 [at] cableone [dot] net
HAER AR-51 - Judsonia Bridge
Fredrick Garcia - fandsgarcia [at] gmail [dot] com

Comments

Judsonia Bridge

Posted April 26, 2008, by Daniel Arnold (oak_grove99 [at] hotmail [dot] com)

This bridge is still closed as of 16 April. There is gravel piled at both ends of the bridge so it doesn't look like it will be repaired anytime soon. However, no traffic on the bridge gives one a great opportunity to wander around it and look at the details. It's a very unique design for the area!

Judsonia Bridge

Posted October 13, 2007, by Barbi Davis (bdavis1967 [at] hotmail [dot] com)

FYI Just heard on the news that this bridge has been closed to all traffic until further notice for repairs. I hope they don't tear it down. It seems they are trying to fix it, but the cost could be over $50,000.00.

Judsonia Bridge

Posted February 12, 2007, by Fred Garcia (fandsgarcia [at] gmail [dot] com)

Visited this bridge on Saturday, 10 Feb. 2007, at 2 pm.

Like all wooden deck bridges, the boards rumble when crossing but its plenty sturdy. The center span no longer swivels, but the steel casters that permitted pivoting are intact on the center pier.

Underneath this bridge by the western abuttment, there were carcasses of at leat 10 geese or large ducks; along with your standard deer hunters discards.

About 1/4 mile upriver is an old railroad bridge that also used to pivot on center column. The operator house and some mechanism is still visible and I believe the rail line is in current service.

At one end of this bridge is a tall rusty water tank and an incinerator stack from an abandoned plant.

Webmaster's note: The photos that were here have been incorporated into the main site.

Judsonia Bridge

Posted November 17, 2006, by Christopher McCormick (egyptian_eyes72443 [at] yahoo [dot] com)

this is one freaky bridge to drive over thought the bridge was going to go everytime i drove over it and i thought the old iron bridge in allegan michigan was scary