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MP - Ouachita River Bridge

Union County, Arkansas, and Ashley County, Arkansas

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Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923

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BH Photo #372691

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Facts 

Overview
Lost Bridge over Ouachita River on Missouri Pacific Railroad
Location
Union County, Arkansas, and Ashley County, Arkansas
Status
Removed
History
Built 1902-3; Removed ca. 1973
Builder
- Phoenix Bridge Co. of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
Railroad
- Missouri Pacific Railroad ("MoPac" MP)
Design
Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 286.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+33.06095, -92.11376   (decimal degrees)
33°03'39" N, 92°06'50" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/582733/3658392 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Felsenthal Dam
Inventory number
BH 69140 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Arkansas (1,769)
Ashley County, Arkansas (6)
Built 1902 (592)
Built during 1900s (7,745)
Lost (30,062)
Lost 1973 (100)
Lost during 1970s (995)
Missouri Pacific Railroad (417)
Movable (3,157)
Navigable waterway (2,224)
Ouachita River (35)
 Owned by railroad (13,738)
Phoenix Bridge Co. (247)
Pratt through truss (6,235)
Pratt truss (10,551)
Railroad (16,674)
Span length 250-500 feet (1,285)
Swing (1,592)
Through truss (17,903)
Truss (36,822)
Union County, Arkansas (14)

Update Log 

  • December 16, 2016: New photo from Douglas Butler

Sources 

  • Luke
  • Douglas Butler

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