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LRWN - Achmun Creek Bridge

Yell County, Arkansas

Photos 

Achmun Creek Railroad Trestle

Photo looking north.

Photo taken by J. Randall Houp in February 2014

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BH Photo #273724

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview
Timber stringer bridge over Achmun Creek on LIttle Rock & Western (Nee Rock Island Railroad)
Location
Yell County, Arkansas
Railroads
- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (CRIP (1866-1920); RI (1920-1975) ROCK (1975-1980))
- Little Rock & Western Railway (LRWN)
Design
Timber stringer
Also called
RI - Achmun Creek Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+35.06773, -93.27026   (decimal degrees)
35°04'04" N, 93°16'13" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/475358/3880587 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Danville Mountain
Inventory number
BH 46093 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Arkansas (1,764)
Beam (16,880)
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (1,158)
Have street view (28,893)
Little Rock & Western Railway (47)
Open (40,968)
Owned by railroad (13,494)
Railroad (16,455)
Timber stringer (4,318)
Yell County, Arkansas (85)

Update Log 

  • February 3, 2014: New photos from J. Randall Houp
  • October 10, 2010: Updated by Cliff Darby: Edited Status
  • September 7, 2010: Added by David Backlin

Sources 

  • David Backlin - us71 [at] cox [dot] net
  • Cliff Darby - cliffsta1987 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • J. Randall Houp
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Comments 

Achmun Creek Bridge
Posted October 10, 2010, by Josh Taylor (bandsman210 [at] yahoo [dot] com)

You have this bridge listed as inactive. The Little Rock and Western Railroad still uses this bridge several times a week on their trips to Danville, AR.