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Overview: Six-span rainbow arch bridge over White River on US 62B at Cotter
Status: Open to two-lane traffic
History: Built 1930 by the Marsh Engineering Co. and Bateman Contracting Co.; rehabilitated 2003-04
Builders: - Bateman Contracting Co. (General contractor)
- Marsh Engineering Co. of Des Moines, Iowa (Designer)
Design: From west to east:
Nine deck girder approach spans, total length approx. 471 ft.
Five Marsh through arch spans, length of each 216 feet
Three deck girder approach spans, total length 141 feet
One Marsh pony arch over railroad tracks, length 132 feet
One deck girder approach span, length 26 feet
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 216.0 ft.
Total length: 1,804.6 ft.
Deck width: 23.9 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 25.0 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on April 4, 1990
Also called: R.M. Ruthven Bridge (official name)
Approximate latitude, longitude: +36.26706, -92.54394 (decimal degrees)
36°16'01" N, 92°32'38" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/540964/4013666 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Cotter
Inventory numbers: AHTD 00702 (Arkansas Highway and Transportation Dept. bridge number)
NRHP 90000518 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 10207 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 10/2006): Deck condition rating: Excellent (9 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 51.2 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2005): 1,200

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September 12, 2008: Updated by David Backlin
June 1, 2005: Posted new photos from Keith Stephens

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Keith Stephens - keithstephens [at] cox-internet [dot] com
AHTD
HAER AR-15 - Cotter Bridge
Fredrick Garcia - fandsgarcia [at] gmail [dot] com
David Backlin - us71 [at] cox [dot] net

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Cotter Bridge

Posted March 3, 2007, by Fred Garcia (fandsgarcia [at] gmail [dot] com)

Visited this bridge at 4:40 pm on 2 March 2007. Good photos can be taken from both downstream sides. The west bank has a dead end road that loops under the bridge and past several residences. The east bank has a large parking area with boat ramps, pavilion and picnic sites. Good overall pictures from a distance can also be taken at the overlook on Hwy 62. An old gutted restaurant-like building sits right at the west abuttment. The railroad bridge can be photographed best from the overlook and from the east bank park. Bridge looks to be fairly clean & tidy.

Webmaster's note: The photos that were here have been incorporated into the main site.

Cotter Bridge

Posted September 19, 2005, by David Backlin

http://www.cotterar.com/cotterbridgebrochure-marsh.htm

Shows some photos of the bridge under construction.

Cotter Bridge

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