Historic Bridges of the U.S. | 12th Street Bridge

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Overview

Photos taken April 2006 by David Miles

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View from a distance

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Plaque

1936
Erected by
Arkansas State
Highway Commission
and
United States Bureau
of Public Roads
and
City of Little Rock
R.E. Overman
Mayor

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Deck view

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over the Union Pacific Railroad on W. 12th Street in North Little Rock
Location: Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas
Status: Open to four lanes of traffic
History: Built 1936 by Fred Luttjohann of Topeka, Kansas
Builder: - Fred Luttjohann of Topeka, Kansas
Design: Closed-spandrel arch
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 109.9 ft.
Total length: 200.0 ft.
Deck width: 40.3 ft.
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude: +34.74016, -92.30367 (decimal degrees)
34°44'25" N, 92°18'13" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
USGS topographic map: Little Rock
Inventory numbers: AHTD 19384 (Arkansas Highway and Transportation Dept. bridge number)
BH 10529 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 01/2007): Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 52.9 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1987): 9,631