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RI - DeValls Bluff Bridge (Old)

Prairie County, Arkansas

Photos 

RI - Devalls Bluff Swing Bridge

Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Swing Bridge drawing by Douglas Butler

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in May 2022

License: Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY)

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BH Photo #531806

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Pratt through truss bridge over White River on Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Location
Prairie County, Arkansas
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1871; Replaced 1923
Railroads
- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (CRIP (1866-1920); RI (1920-1975) ROCK (1975-1980))
- Memphis & Little Rock Railroad (M&LR)
Design
Pratt through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+34.79467, -91.44501   (decimal degrees)
34°47'41" N, 91°26'42" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/642255/3851374 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
De Valls Bluff
Inventory number
BH 72578 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (8,692)
Arkansas (1,769)
Built 1871 (133)
Built during 1870s (1,331)
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (1,164)
Lost (29,188)
Lost 1923 (53)
Lost during 1920s (689)
Memphis & Little Rock Railroad (1)
Movable (3,136)
 Navigable waterway (2,212)
Prairie County, Arkansas (10)
Pratt through truss (6,136)
Pratt truss (10,415)
Railroad (16,547)
Replaced by new bridge (19,835)
Swing (1,576)
Through truss (17,277)
Truss (36,044)

Update Log 

  • May 22, 2022: New photo from Luke
  • May 22, 2022: New photo from Douglas Butler
  • June 23, 2016: Added by Luke

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Sources 

  • Luke
  • Douglas Butler

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