Any GOLF COURSES out there interested??????
I just browzed through several pics of abandoned, closed, and "adoptable" bridges on this site. I truely think some of them could be reused as not only foot bridges. Yes lots of historic spans HAVE turned into elegantly restored foot bridges. Another use for a historic bridge could be the golf course. One or more old bridges could saved by converting them into passageways for golf carts. This idea could give life to many historic bridges as the ruthless UECB continues to "spoil" our countyside.
Thanks for the info on my Flickr photo regarding the Arkadelphia Bridge... The dates and the relocation info were very interesting...
This bridge has been demolished. Photos of the demolition and construction of the new bridge are available on:
This bridge has been demolished. Photos of the demolition and construction of the new bridge are available on:
There was a fish camp on the river. It had a screened in area with picnic tables, and juke box. Running Bear.
There was an artesian well in a small field of wild flower's, butterflies, fireflies in the tall grasses. The owners had a monkey that lived in the huge old oaks.I could run and play with the monkey up in the trees and the camps bird dog.
All the Bryant family, aunt's, uncle's, cousin's, grandparent's would go there on a Friday or Saturday late evening. Everything was so green, hot, the sun setting. The sounds of the river down below rippling over river stones. The birds singing a night song.
They always made me eat white bread so it would catch any fish bones. Yuck!!
Menu was, fish, hush puppies, slaw, beans, and colder than cold 6oz cokes.
You could hear the cars go over the bridge, the boards bumping on the deck, sometimes the bridge shaking.
Who needs Disneyland?
This place was like heaven.
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This was a nice bridge, but really needed to be replaced. Concrete was missing from places on the abutments and the girders were completly rusted. It also needed to be longer as the highway will now have four lanes in each direction instead of three. The new bridge will be an art deco style. Photos of the demolition of the bridge and construction of the new bridge as well as a webcam of the site and information on the project are available on:
i have heard ghost stories of this bridge ever since i was little and i was just wondering if any body knew if they were true? they were about a girl who got killed and they say if you stop she will push you across the bridge and that if you but powder on your trunk you will see her had prints. please e-mail me back!!!!
Is this really a Warren Truss?
During the summer when temperatures reach 100+ the bridge expands making it difficult to close and open. The open and close sequence changes in high heat and a "jog" button is used to settle the bridge back into place to drive the pin.
Found this while looking around on Flikr Photos the other
day. http://www.flickr.com/photos/dorraj39/2226738379/
Anybody know it's exact whereabouts or have photos to post?
Hello Todd, yes unfortunately they did replace it with a UCEB.
WK
This bridge is a good example of keeping a historic bridge rather than replacing it with the dreaded UCEB....
I wonder of the new bridge replacing this one is the "usual" UCEB.....
I THOUGHT, THIS WOULD BE OF INTEREST.
MY GRAND FATHER, IRA EDWIN HAYES WAS THE SUPERINTENDENT OF CONSTRUCTION ON THIS BRIDGE. MY MOTHER GRACE MARIE HAYES, HIS DAUGTHER, WAS THE BOOKKEEPER. MY FATHER, ATWILL REED HUTCHINGS, BEGAN HIS CAREER AS A LABORER ON THIS BRIDGE. HE WORKED HIS WAY UP TO SUPERINTENDENT OVER THE YEARS.
HE AND MY MOTHER MET HERE AND WERE MARRIED IN 1931.
Photo's taken Sept 2007
Photo 1(14)- Looking South/East
Photo 2 (15)- Looking South/east
Photo 3 (16)- Looking East
Photo's taken in Sept 2007
1 (8)- looking north (current photo posted is looking south)
2 (9)- Looking North/West
Wrong Bridge the bridge in photo is Bellefontaine Road bridge No 125
I am impressed with how well Oregon takes care of their historic bridges. Many are shown in this website as being primarily in awsome shape. My homestate chooses the cutting torch then pouring concrete later instead of saving historic bridges. What a shame.
What a beautiful structure - I love the Art Deco details included. How did the lead designer and the bridge happen to have the same name?
In one of the pictures it appears that at least one of the support cables goes into the ground and that the attach point is not visible above the ground. That's not safe. If the attach point can't be inspected, then the bridge isn't safe.
I thought you might like that. ~__O
Yes, I do have a new camera, however, a lot of photos from the old one are just fine. The old one drives me toward the asylum bridge - I love it, but the pink tinting is so unpredicatble that I just can't trust it anymore for exterior shots. It seems to work fine for indoor, but I already shot the entire collection of covered bridge in Wisconsin.
Hey J.R. , how have you been ? It would appear that sometime late June or early July you had your camera repaired or started using a new one. You are no longer "pinking". Good looking photos.
Another of the Brotherhood of Asylum Bridge Hunters,
Wayne Kizziar
My wife and I visited and photographed this unique bridge on July 7, 2008. Bridge is in excellent condition and we were happy to see it is being well-maintained. The locals have taken a lot of pride in this bridge. Great photos obtained even with everything grown up. Good example of preservation here!
Visited and photographed this ornate looking bridge on Tuesday, July 8, 2008. Bridge in need of general repair and maintainence. Before and after this bridge can be found 2 old cement relics constructed in the early 1930s. Fun bridge to photograph because of its ornate railing and with it being on a dirt road. Not too many bridges like it left in Arkansas. DUST..BUGS..HEAT..SUN..Yuk!!!
Visited and photographed this bridge on Wednesday, July 9, 2008. Bridge in excellent condition and being well maintained. Easy to photograph at several angles. Heavily travelled.
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.
Visited and photographed this bridge on Wednesday, July 9, 2008. Found this bridge to be in excellent condition for having been built in 1929. Easy to locate and easy to photograph at several angles.
I learned about this bridge in the late 90s while looking over an old city map I'd managed to find on the 'net, noticing that Burns street actually crossed the Verdigris! I biked to that spot, expecting only to find the dead end, but was surprised to find the bridge itself. A very neat find! It's nice to see it represented as it is here.
Fantastic childhood memories, going from RiverView to Walnut Ridge, over this bridge. There was a fee to cross it. (also if you took the ferry) But to me a beautiful expanse of water as we "rumbled and shook" crossing over the one lane bridge. Mom, scared, saying "watch out", Daddy laughing as he drove along. I enjoyed it along with Daddy.
Hey Sir Fred! Great photos of what is left of this bridge. Unfortunately I went there on Monday, July 7, 2008 and with it being the middle of summer everything was grown up. The only thing I got was a photo of the steel cables on the north side. Searching for an old photograph of this bridge and think I know who may have one.
Visited and photographed this bridge on Sunday, July 6, 2008. The bridge is in excellent condition and is heavily travelled. For just being a deck-truss it was still fun to see and photograph! Pictures easily done from the under belly, but the White River is still too high at this location too. Saw a large number of canoes and numerous people fishing at this location.
Visited and photographed this foot bridge on Monday, July 7, 2008. This historic bridge is in terrible condition due to all the recent rains and flooding. I walked back and forth across the bridge and probably shouldn't have. Very dangerous with the floor found quite rotten, boards gone, and in bad need of a complete overhaul! This bridge needs help NOW!!!
My wife and I again visited and photographed this bridge on Sunday, July 6, 2008. Bridge still closed but appears to be in quite good condition after all the flooding. Walked across the bridge and found it sound, but most likely will have to have a new deck put in. Water still too high to perform inspections by engineers underneath. Closing of bridge has killed economy of Beaver, Arkansas. Historic Beaver store closed and "For Sale". Fun just to get to walk across this historic bridge. We hope and pray it gets saved!
Searching for a photograph of this old bridge. My great-grandfather, Isaac Granville Houp, used to live in Kings River Township, in Carroll County, Arkansas. Would like to hear from anyone with old stories about this bridge or with historical data. When was this bridge torn down and where did it go? Did it go to bridge heaven, thrown into the Kings River, or sold for scrap???
Drove across this bridge several times back in the 1970s, 1980s' and 1990s. Sure hate to see it gone. My grandmother, Bessie Justina (Plumlee) Houp, was baptised in the Osage Creek in the early 1900s. Does anyone have a photograph of this old bridge? When was the exact date it collasped and closed? Need newspaper account of this bridge tragedy.
First bridge we photographed on Wednesday, July 9, 2008. Bridge found to be in really good condition and frequently travelled. As with all the bridges we did on this trip to Northeast Arkansas, we found creosote post, timbers, and piers being used.
Visited this very unique bridge on Wednesday, July 9, 2008. This bridge is in the middle of nowhere and goes nowhere. Bridge needs some work; found large holes in the decking. Area used for fishing. Bridge photographed from several angles.
Visited this bridge on Wednesday, July 9, 2008. Bridge found to be in good condition. This bridge, along with the one to the east on Arkansas 226 are scheduled to be replaced by 2010 to make way for a new wider highway due to the building of a new interstate being contructed west of Jonesboro. Both bridges according to various newspaper accounts are suppose to find new homes. Newspapers state that this bridge is the only CAMELBACK PONY left in the state.
Visited this all wood wonder on Wednesday, July 9, 2008. This bridge is in terrible condition! Floor especially needs to be replaced; found several large holes in it and the railing is also bad. Makes alot of noise when you drive across it, even when you walk across! Bridge easily photographed from all directions and underneath. This bridge is definitely unique; no steel in this relic at all except for the few nut-n-bolts holding it together and some old iron cable on the railings. Bridge suppose to be maintained by railroad.
Went to visit this bridge on Wednesday, July 9, 2008 and I am sorry to report that it no longer stands. Its been replaced by what I call a "big-cement ugly". Maybe the Arkansas Highway Department knows if it was moved elsewhere. Hey Robert!!!!
Visited and photographed this bridge on Wednesday, July 9, 2008. Bridge in really good shape, but scheduled to be moved to a new home in 2010. The new interstate is being built west of Jonesboro and Arkansas 226 is to be widened. Several newspaper accounts of this bridge and its sister bridge to the west on Arkansas 226 have appeared in several Arkansas newspapers; (Little Rock, Ft. Smith, Jonesboro, etc...). Glad to see these hisitoric bridges to be saved and continued to be used. Bridge quite eay to photograph and find. Road frequently travelled.
Bridge well maintained and easy to find. Photographs made from several angles quite easily. Visited on Wednesday, July 9, 2008 with weather too hot and bugs too many.
Found this bridge in excellent condition and easy to photograph from several angles. Was surprised to see all the bridges in northeast Arkansas use creosote post and wood for pilings and piers.
Visited this bridge on Wednesday, July 9, 2008. Bridge in excellent condition. Great photos, but due to it being the middle of summer impossible to get profile shots with everything growing and leaves on the trees. Bridge easy to find.
Visited this bridge on Wednesday, July 9, 2008. Its a beautiful old bridge, especially with its ornate railing. Unfortunately the old girl is in very poor condition; railing on both side is missing, found one section in the tall grass just east of the bridge. The floor needs to be replaced and genearl overall maintainence done. Great photos at about every angle including one that can be taken from the U.S.62 bridge just to the south.
The book, A Bridge Worth Saving, is available from the Calhoun County Road Commission for $24.95 (plus $2.87 shipping in the USA). Although this list price is more than one would pay on Amazon or some other online vendors, bridge preservationists may wish to buy through Calhoun County, where part of the purchase price goes toward the Calhoun County Historic Bridge Park. (The cover photo of the book is of a restored bridge that spans the entrance to this park.) Books may be ordered from Linda Parker (lparker@calhouncrc.net) phone 1-800-781-5512. Thank you.
I have often thought this myself. The bridge is in a public wildlife area so a pedestrian walkway would undoubtedly be used by the public.
I am not certain when the technology for this style originated initially. This particular bridge was built in 1905 however. I agree, it is a very interesting, and rare style of bridge. Thankfully it has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places. I would like to see it restored however. Most of the bridge, including much of the truss was submerged in a major flood in 2007. Thankfully, it survived.
Actually, they are two different types. This bridge is a cantilver (also known as a continuous) truss bridge. The Asylum Bridge is a very rare style known as a Reverse Parker. If you look carefully at the middle portion of the Asylum Bridge, you will notice that it resembles a Parker Truss, only with the top chords inverted. The Asylum Bridge is thought to be the only one of its kind in existence.
The 2006 dates of the previous message pictures were in error. I did not realize my camera was miss-dated the pictures should have read 2008/07/10 sorry for any confusion
wkb
I just drove over the old Bear Creek Bridge on Missouri Cedar County Road 1620. The Bridge as built in 1917 is still intact, however in need of repair. I took pictures of the Bridge Plaque and the car crossing the bridge. This Bear Creek Bridge has not been destroyed as of today.
wkb
Robert
This bridge looks like a newer version of the Asylum Bridge.
Do you think its the same truss type, and are there any connections between the two?
Bridge was removed and replaced with a concrete span in 2003.
while kayaking we were looking at the gearing that apparently swung the bridge open. the deck no longer seems to be swingable. any where to look to see how that worked?
Went and visited this bridge last night, and it was worth the trip! The bridge is very easy to find: just take 163rd Street to Gordon and follow the road west for about 1 mile. The road will bend a little and you will come to a modern concrete bridge-the old bridge is right next to it on the north side. I wouldn't try walking down to it except maybe in the winter time: it is quite overgrown at both approaches.
The Plaque looks like it says "1805", rather than 1905. Is that possible? Did they even have this technology in 1805?
I would vote this bridge the one of the most interesting bridges on this web site. Definitely in the top 5. I sure hope somebody jumps on this beautiful example and preserves it.
It's funny you mention this, because on more than one occasion my wife has threatened to have me committed. I have a unique ability to turn just about any trip into a bridge hunt.......drives her crazy! HUH
It would be neat if a group of people would get together and build a new wooden deck on this for a pedestrian bridge. This bridge appears in decent shape.
LOL J.R Manning. I guess with our hobby, any bridge could be the Asylum Bridge. The State of Kansas has a mental health facility near the north end of the bridge. When the bridge was open, it could be used to access the site.
I love this, if for no other reason than all the names for the bridge, the location and the waterway! Anyone know why it's called the Asylum Bridge? (Besides the fact that most of us bridge hunters are headed there?)
Does anyone know how the property owners on the west side of the river get to their homes? The last time I was there, Juneberry Road was closed beneath the Kate Shelly Bridge. Without this bridge and without Juneberry Road access, those properties are inaccessible.
That's amazing. That bridge probably stood for a hundred years and only just now was damaged by this "hundred year flood". Pretty amazing, the power of nature.
That should be East, not West of Minne...
I was just getting off of it a few years ago and a deputy told me you're not supposed to go on it...so be careful and feign ignorance.
That's Northwest of Concordia...
Currently, this bridge is closed due to flood damage. It can be walked across, but isn't suitable for vehicle travel. The flood waters went over the east approach, buckling the decking, eroding the approach, possibly moving the first approach span, and damaging the railing. Hopefully this will be repaired, but I suspect that it will never be open for vehicle traffic again since it's my understanding that the current Kate Shelley High Bridge will be converted to auto traffic once the new rail bridge is constructed.
This bridge was replaced by a new bridge.
This bridge no longer exists.
The area around this bridge was overgrown with Poison Ivy when I visited which made photography difficult. Winter would be a better time to photograph the bridge assuming that roads are passable.
just added several bridges not even on this site that were HAER documented along with the links to the site where the information was found. photos will look blurry, just go to the site and you should have photos that are not blurry.
Date of photo's 8/6/08
Photo 1 (95) looking north
Photo 2 (96) looking south
Photo 3 (97) Looking South
Photo 4 (98) Looking North
Photo's date 8/6/04.
Photo 1 (91) water over road. Bridge is ahead and around a corner to the left.
Photo 2 (92) looking West.
Photo 3 (93) attempt at side shot.
Not entirely certian that there is a bridge here. Truman Reservoir is backed up so much that 5 of the roads that we attempted to travel down in Sout/west St Clair county were under water and appear to have been for some time.
Photo 1 shows water and a large tree. Looking West
Photo 2 shows the same, this time looking from the East. I will ahve to make it back someday when the water has receeded, but am thinking that we see the same tree on each side, which would leave no place for a bridge.
photo's date 8/6/08
Photo 1 (83) Approach from south
Photo 2 (84) Looking North
Photo 3 (85) Looking south
Photo 4 (86) East side/looking south
Photo 5 (87) Hole in deck
photo 6 (88) Looking north
Photo's date 8/6/08
Photo 1 (78) looking West approaching bridge (covered by foilage on this side)
Photo 2 (79) load limit
Photo 3 (80) Looking East
Photo 4 (81) Looking East
Photo 5 (82) Looking West
gone. New concrete structure in place. 8/6/08
Photo of new bridge
Gone. New concrete structure in place
photo 8/6/08
Photo of current bridge
Photo date 8/5/08 GPS N39 10.365 W93 43.174
Photo 1 (69) Looking south
Photo 2 (70) Looking south
Photo 3 (72) Looking North
Photo 4 (73) West side Looking North
Photo 5 (74) New concrete patches
Photo 6 (75) Looking South/East
Very little above ground to give any quality, but once down beside it, it is neat.
photo's taken 7/5/08
GPS N39 10.802, W93 53.733
Photo 1 (60)-Looking west
Photo 2 (61)- South side, looking down
Photo 3 (64)- Looking East
Photo 4 (65)- North side, looking down/west
Photo 5 (66)- Underneath looking North
I have been updating the Oregon section of the Historic Bridges website. Progress is being made... enjoy!
This abutment can barely be seen through the trees north of the Sni A Bar Through Truss bridge. It sits on the East bank. I saw no exidence on the West bank of an abutment, nor any evidence on this day of the middle pier. Judging by the rail bridge lower support visible in the background under the covered bridge, an guessing at distance, It may be that this is the East abutment for the old Covered bridge, though one comment posted indicates that it is for an older rail bridge.
Photo 1 (51) Old abutment as seen form the Sni A Bar through truss (looking north), barely visible in the weeds. Sun reflects off it just above the top of the small three.
Photo 2 (49) The same abutment looking toward the south.
Taken 7/5/08
Photo 1 (39) with barrels attached to bridge-looking East
Photo 2 (40) Looking North/East
Photo 3 (42) One area of damage/Eastbound side
Photo 4 (45) Looking South/West
Photo 5 (54) More damage on Westbound side
There is more than ONE of these arch bridges on this road. Appear to be identical in construction.
The Beaver Railroad bridge (derelict) currently has water right up to the deck level. Lots of debris has collected against the bridge. This photo was taken on July 5, 2008
The Beaver bridge is still closed as of July 5. Water levels still too high, and the support structure at either end of the bridge is still under water. People were walking across it, though. The deck appeared to be in good shape, and all the visible support cables were intact and in good shape.
concrete deteriation in the Eastbound Lane
GPS N39 04.473, W94 03.992. Inventory number verified on bridge as T-352
Date of photo's 7/5/08
Photo 1 (9)- Looking West
Photo 2 (10)- Looking South/West-little more of a side shot
Photo 3 (12)- Looking East
Photo 4 (13)- Looking South/East
Photo 5 (14)- Wooden Supports with concrete on top
Photo 6 (16)- Concrete deteriation on westbond lane
Located on 81st Street, on the east edge of Meriden. GPS N39 11.539, W95 33.138
Top photo- Looking East
Next- Looking West
Next- Taken from K-4 bridge looking south. Note abutment on right from a prior bridge. Judging by build date of the Rainbow bridge, possibly a covered bridge?
Bridge was rebuilt last year, today there is a article in the Alton Telegraph in regards of painting it:
http://www.thetelegraph.com/news/bridge_15883___article.html/glen_carbon.html
Posted new photos of several iron bridges, and also of the newly restored Harshman Covered Bridge.
Date of pix 5-25-08 gps: N40 31.546 W89 43.849
Pix date 5-25-08 gps: N40 31.961 W89 39.871
I hope more people post pictures of my "inspriration point" on this website. I been fascinated with the Mackinac Bridge since 1971 when I was 3 yrs old. It is a well maintained toll bridge that is lovingly cared for. It is the "crown jewel" of the Great Lakes area. It is not "functionally obsolete" in my eyes. It is a beautiful bridge, and should be an icon like the Golden Gate in California!
If there is a NOVA DVD.....I want a copy too. I like a copy of any DVD out there documenting the Arthur Ravenel bridge in S.Carolina. I happen to have a postcard of the old "Grace" cantilever in a scrapbook I made as a child devoted to my favorite subject...."bridges". I enjoy this website as well.
This is ridiculous that I can't find out the height of the skyway bridge on a sight that is supposedly devoted to nothing but skyway facts! Get it together.
Pix taken 5-25-08 gps: N40 27.112 W89 24.973
Pix taken 5-25-08 gps: N40 26.278 W89 34.479
On your county listing page you state this bridge is open. It is closed.
Pix taken 5-25-08. GPS N40 22.411 W89 32.675
On your county listing page you state this bridge is closed. It is open to traffic.
I was given to understand that this bridge collapsed. richard
bridge removed in 2006