Cache River Bridge, Spanning Cache River at U.S. Highway 412, Walnut Ridge, Lawrence County, AR

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TITLE:
Cache River Bridge, Spanning Cache River at U.S. Highway 412, Walnut Ridge, Lawrence County, AR

CALL NUMBER:
HAER ARK,38-WALRI,1-

REPRODUCTION NUMBER:
[See Call Number]

MEDIUM:
Photo(s): 7 (4 x 5 in.)
Data Page(s): 12 plus cover page
Photo Caption Page(s): 1

DATE:
Documentation compiled after 1968.

CREATOR:
Historic American Engineering Record, creator

NOTE:
Survey number HAER AR-25

Building/structure dates: 1934 initial construction

Significance: The Cache River Bridge was designed by the Arkansas State Highway Department and erected as part of a general improvement of the road connecting Walnut Ridge, Lawrence County, and Paragould, Greene County. It was built, in 1934, by the Vincennes Bridge Company, historically one of the most important of the twentieth century bridge building companies. The structure, a representative Parker pony truss, is most renowned for its simple skew which allows the river to be spanned in a very economical fashion.

SUBJECTS:
ARKANSAS--Lawrence County--Walnut Ridge
transportation
bridge construction
metal truss bridges

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.ar0083

CONTENTS:
Photograph caption(s):
1. GENERAL VIEW OF PARKER PONY TRUSS BRIDGE, LOOKING SOUTHEAST
2. GENERAL VIEW OF BRIDGE, LOOKING NORTHWEST
3. LOOKING SOUTHEAST, GENERAL VIEW OF BRIDGE WITH 4' RANGE POLE AT CORNER POST
4. GENERAL VIEW OF BRIDGE, LOOKING SOUTHEAST
5. DETAIL OF MOVABLE BEARING CONDITION, LOOKING EAST
6. DETAIL VIEW OF FIXED BEARING CONDITION, LOOKING NORTHWEST
7. DETAIL VIEW OF DATEPLATE AT TOP CHORD

CONTROL #:
AR0083

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