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LRWN - Culvert

Perry County, Arkansas

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Rock Island Railroad Culvert

Currently being used by Little Rock & Western RR.

Photo taken by J. Randall Houp in January 2014

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BH Photo #273414

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Description 

This is the largest culvert that I have found on the old Rock Island Railroad. Unfortunately, through time, the exact date on it has been damaged. Appears to read, "1910". Culvert sits on the left side of Arkansas 113, just northwest of Houston, Arkansas, .62 miles from Arkansas 60.

Facts 

Overview
Concrete culvert bridge over small unnamed creek on Little Rock & Western Railroad
Location
Perry County, Arkansas
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1910?
Railroads
- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (CRIP (1866-1920); RI (1920-1975) ROCK (1975-1980))
- Choctaw, Oklahoma & Gulf Railroad (CO&G)
- Little Rock & Western Railway (LRWN)
Design
Concrete culvert
Also called
RI - Culvert
Approximate latitude, longitude
+35.04330, -92.70534   (decimal degrees)
35°02'36" N, 92°42'19" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/526874/3877885 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Houston
Inventory number
BH 59362 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Arkansas (1,755)
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (1,117)
Choctaw, Oklahoma & Gulf Railroad (21)
Culvert (1,387)
Little Rock & Western Railway (47)
Open (40,006)
Owned by railroad (12,652)
Perry County, Arkansas (60)
Railroad (15,770)

Update Log 

  • January 25, 2014: Added by J. Randall Houp

Sources 

  • J. Randall Houp

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