LRWN - Smallwood Creek Bridge

Photos 

Smallwood Creek Railroad Bridge

Photo taken looking south from northside of bridge

Photo taken by J Randall Houp in February 2012

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BH Photo #225712

Map 

Brief note: 

Small railroad bridge located next to Pettycord Road on the east side. Can be seen looking north on Arkansas 10. Beautiful setting in thick brush and trees. Currently, a 4 wheel drive road runs under the bridge onto private property.

Facts 

Overview

Deck plate girder bridge over Smallwood Creek on Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad

Location

Waveland, Yell County, Arkansas

Status

Abandoned

History

Built 1941

Builder

- American Bridge Co. of New York

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

Deck plate girder

Also called

RI - Smallwood Creek Bridge
CO&G - Smallwood Creek Bridge

Approximate latitude, longitude

+35.12662, -93.63650   (decimal degrees)
35°07'36" N, 93°38'11" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

15/442007/3887270 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Blue Mountain

Inventory number

BH 51380 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• May 11, 2015: Updated by Luke: Added builder
• September 22, 2014: Updated by Luke: Added Railroad + info
• February 22, 2012: Updated by Daniel Hopkins: Added category "Abandoned" and removed "Railroad" as it is not an active line anymore
• February 21, 2012: Essay added by J Randall Houp

Related Bridges 

• RI - Smallwood Creek Bridge (Old) (Predecessor)

Sources 

• J. Randall Houp
• Luke
• Fans of the Rock Island Railroad Facebook Page - Image + Info
• Fans of the Rock Island Railroad Facebook Page - Image of the plaque

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