Calion Bridge
Photo
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HAER photo This photo from the Historic American Engineering Record shows the bridge from the side before it was replaced [HAER photo taken July 1988 by Louise T. Taft] |
Facts
- Overview
- Lost through and deck truss bridge over Ouachita River on US 167 near Calion
- Status
- Replaced by a new bridge
- History
- Built 1930-31 by the Keliher Construction Co. of Little Rock. Replaced 1993
- Builder
- - Keliher Construction Co. of Little Rock, Arkansas
- Design
- Parker through truss
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 240.0 ft.
Total length: 2,500.0 ft.
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +33.34594, -92.53211 (decimal degrees)
33°20'45" N, 92°31'56" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 15/543537/3689736 (zone/easting/northing)
- USGS topographic map
- Calion
- Inventory numbers
- NRHP 90000507 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 10629 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Sources
- HAER AR-19 - Ouachita River Bridge
Comments
Calion Bridge
This bridge was the first time I reached the speed above 100 MPH. I was in a 1970 Plymouth GTX with a 426 Hemi and we buried the speedometer at > 140 MPH. Too cool. Every time I go to visit my parents I think about that time, even though the old bridge has been replaced. It had quite a few bumps and high spots is 1971. What a ride. Scared the hell out of me. But, I was young and invinceable. Never even heard of a 401(k).