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Overview

Photos taken April 2004 by David Backlin

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Looking north

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Plaque

Built by
M.K. Orr Contracting Co.
Harrison, Ark.
1923.

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One of the arches

This photo provided by the Arkansas Highway & Transportation Department

Map

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Facts

Overview: Three-span closed-spandrel arch bridge over Crooked Creek on Spur US 62 at Pyatt
Location: Marion County, Arkansas
Status: Open to one-lane traffic
History: Built 1923 by M.K. Orr Contracting Co. of Harrison
Builder: - M.K. Orr
Design: Closed-spandrel arch
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 84.9 ft.
Total length: 290.9 ft.
Deck width: 16.0 ft.
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude: +36.24840, -92.84366 (decimal degrees)
36°14'54" N, 92°50'37" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/514046/4011511 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Bruno
Inventory numbers: AHTD M1114 (Arkansas Highway and Transportation Dept. bridge number)
BH 10451 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 10/2006): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 48.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2005): 660

Update Log

May 4, 2005: Posted additional photos from David Backlin

Sources

David Backlin - us71 [at] cox [dot] net
AHTD

Comments

Pyatt Arch Bridge

Posted July 20, 2008, by JYoung (jty [at] ozarkmountains [dot] com)

Thank you for taking these photos and placing them on the web. This is a beautiful bridge and has been a source of enjoyment to many young people and older alike as they walk across and peer down into the mysteries below.