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Overview

Historic photos provided by the Arkansas Highway & Transportation Department
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Portal view

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Construction of old and new

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Postcard from 1907

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Relic

As many times as I have visited and photographed the current Arkadelphia Bridge I have never thought to look for remnants of the old bridge...until today. Here is the stub of one of the west bank piers from the original bridge. Depending on the river level the stub is probably submerged part of the time.

Photo taken by Wayne Kizziar

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Close up

Photo taken by Wayne Kizziar

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Concrete fill

Photo taken by Wayne Kizziar

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perspective

Relation of the old pier to the current bridge(circled).

Photo taken by Wayne Kizziar

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Facts 

Overview
Lost two-span through truss bridge over Ouachita River at Arkadelphia carrying AR 7, AR 8, and AR 51
Location
Clark County, Arkansas
Status
Replaced by the current Arkadelphia Bridge
History
Built before 1907, possibly by Stupp Brothers Bridge & Iron Co.
Design
Pair of pin-connected, 10-panel Camelback Pratt through trusses
Inventory number
BH 10265 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

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10-panel truss (52)
AR 5 (2)
AR 7 (14)
Arkansas (552)
Camelback truss (72)
Clark County, Arkansas (26)
Lost (854)
Ouachita River (21)
Owned by state (6,645)
Pin-connected (483)
Replaced by new bridge (699)
Through truss (5,419)
Truss (16,067)
Wooden deck (5,165)

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