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Overview

Photos taken October 2007 by James Baughn

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Facts

Overview: Through truss swing bridge over White River and CR 10 on the Union Pacific Railroad south of Newport
Location: Jackson County, Arkansas
Status: Open to railroad traffic
History: Built 1938 by the Virginia Bridge Co.
Builder: - Virginia Bridge Co. of Roanoke, Virginia
Design: Swing Warren through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 201.0 ft.
Total length: 1,197.8 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +35.58792, -91.32019 (decimal degrees)
35°35'17" N, 91°19'13" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory numbers: AHTD 14096 (Arkansas Highway and Transportation Dept. bridge number)
BH 10386 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection
Average daily traffic (as of 1983): 23

Update Log

October 31, 2007: Posted new photos

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Newport Railroad Bridge

Posted July 12, 2008, by Randall Houp (ghostbridgehunter [at] yahoo [dot] com)

Visited and photographed this old bridge on Wednesday, July 9, 2008. Bridge in good condition but difficult to photograph at various angles due to all the overgrowth because of summer. Did get some good photos including one with a northbound train on it. Great bridge to see due to its old age. Makes a very unique noise when the train hits it! A lot of rust and a lot of history on this old relic. Glad to see it is still in use.