LRWN - Melchor Creek Trestle

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LR&WN Melchor Creek Railroad Trestle

Photo looking north.

Photo taken by J. Randall Houp in February 2014

BH Photo #275499

Railroad trestle contains: 9 spans, 8 piers, & 2 abutments.

Overview: Timber stringer bridge over Melchor Creek on Little Rock & Western Railroad
Location: Yell County, Arkansas
Status: Open to traffic
History: Former: Rock Island Railroad.
Railroads: - Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (CRIP (1866-1920); RI (1920-1975) ROCK (1975-1980))
- Little Rock & Western Railway (LRWN)
Design: Timber stringer
Approximate latitude, longitude: +35.06167, -93.35473 (decimal degrees)
35°03'42" N, 93°21'17" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/467654/3879939 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Danville Mountain
Inventory number: BH 59857 (Bridgehunter.com ID)