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Oblique view

Photos taken December 2005 by Jeremy Lance

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Overview: Small two-span arch bridge over Prairie Creek on E. Bethesda Road in Mena
Location: Polk County, Arkansas
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1935; rehabilitated 1955
Design: Closed-spandrel arch
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 11.1 ft.
Total length: 25.9 ft.
Deck width: 22.6 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +34.56472, -94.23944 (decimal degrees)
34°33'53" N, 94°14'22" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory numbers: AHTD 18964 (Arkansas Highway and Transportation Dept. bridge number)
BH 10496 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 07/2005): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 51.5 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1987): 625