Red River Bridge, Spanning Red River at U.S. Highway 82, Garland, Miller County, AR

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TITLE:
Red River Bridge, Spanning Red River at U.S. Highway 82, Garland, Miller County, AR

CALL NUMBER:
HAER ARK,46-GARCI,1-

REPRODUCTION NUMBER:
[See Call Number]

MEDIUM:
Photo(s): 6 (4 x 5 in.)
Data Page(s): 31 plus cover page
Photo Caption Page(s): 1

DATE:
Documentation compiled after 1968.

CREATOR:
Historic American Engineering Record, creator

NOTE:
Survey number HAER AR-14

Building/structure dates: 1931 initial construction

Significance: Four known examples of the Pennsylvania truss remain in Arkansas. The main span length of the Red River Bridge is double and its overall bridge length is triple that of the other three in the state. The bridge is one of several toll bridges designed for the Arkansas State Highway Department just before the Great Depression by respected Southern engineer Ira G. Hedrick.

SUBJECTS:
ARKANSAS--Miller County--Garland
transportation
bridge construction
toll collection

COLLECTION:
Historic American Engineering Record (Library of Congress)

REPOSITORY:
Library of Congress, Prints and Photograph Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA

DIGID:
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.ar0072

CONTENTS:
Photograph caption(s):
1. GENERAL VIEW OF PENNSYLVANIA TRUSS BRIDGE FROM ROADBED, LOOKING NORTHWEST
2. THREE-QUARTER VIEW FROM ADJACENT ACCESS ROAD SHOWING THREE SPANS AND NORTHWEST APPROACH SPANS, LOOKING SOUTHEAST
3. ELEVATION VIEW OF BRIDGE FROM RIVER BANK, LOOKING NORTHEAST
4. THREE-QUARTER VIEW OF BRIDGE FROM RIVER BANK, LOOKING EAST
5. VIEW OF DECK SUPPORT SYSTEM FROM UNDERNEATH BRIDGE, LOOKING SOUTHEAST
6. DETAIL OF BRIDGE DATEPLATE WHICH READS '1930, RED RIVER BRIDGE, ARKANSAS HIGHWAY COMMISSION'

CONTROL #:
AR0072

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