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Carden Creek Arch Bridge, AR60

Lake Nimrod is up into the arch, this photo looking upstream to the NE.

Photo taken by John Cross in February 2009

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Map 

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Facts 

Overview
Concrete arch bridge over Carden Creek on AR 60, near Nimrod Lake
Location
Yell County, Arkansas
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1949
Design
Closed-spandrel arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 36.0 ft.
Total length: 49.8 ft.
Deck width: 45.9 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+34.96751, -93.18907   (decimal degrees)
34°58'03" N, 93°11'21" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/482740/3869456 (zone/easting/northing)
Elevation
365 ft. above sea level
USGS topographic map
Nimrod Dam
Inventory numbers
AHTD 02221 (Arkansas Highway and Transportation Dept. bridge number)
BH 10679 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 08/2006)
Sufficiency rating: 75.4 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2005)
670

Categories 

Arch (8,291)
Arkansas (806)
Built 1949 (189)
Built during 1940s (2,186)
Closed-spandrel arch (1,627)
Deck arch (7,404)
Open (23,111)
Owned by state (7,026)
Span length 25-50 feet (7,539)
Total length 25-50 feet (6,477)
Yell County, Arkansas (21)

Update Log 

  • February 3, 2009: Updated by John Cross: New photo.
  • July 6, 2006: Posted photos from AHTD

Sources 

  • AHTD
  • John Cross - jcross [at] fortsmithhome [dot] com