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
Bridge replaced 2006
Bridge was removed in 2004
Does anybody have any photos of the bridge
after rehabilitation?
I have Never seen the water that high. There is a raft company that does business right beside the bridge. Yep this is it, but, whew!
Thank you for show photo. Happy Brithday to Brooklyn Bridge on May 24, 2008. It is 125 year old. They already put many green light bulbs on bridge. Thank you.
Thank you for show photo. First Tacoma Narrows Bridge was open in 1940. Then four month later It was strong wind hit bridge. It was collasped. It was lost. Second Tacoma Narrows Bridge was open about 1950. Also add new bridge eastbroad was open sept. 2007. it is toll bridge cost 3 dallor per car. THANK YOU.
That's really cool...I'm somewhat technologically challenged, but I get what you're saying about that little device...I wouldn't think it would hold quite that much information....amazing !!! VERY COOL !!!
Thank you for show photo. it was closed for traffic. Some people are walk on the bridge. THANK YOU.
I am very much aggravated with this historic bridge as well as many others like it in Arkansas being closed down. Lets look at the whole picture here. This bridge was built by the county with taxpayers money. Why then are these old relics not being properly maintained? County after County constantly cry and boo-hoo about the condition of their bridges. When was the last time Benton County painted this bridge; put a new floor in this bridge; and pulled those dog-gone vines off the bridge that have been there for the last 3 years that I know of? Unfortunately by trying to preserve this bridge, the county can't get their kick backs and under the table dealings that the taxpayers will never know anything about. This comment also applies to Washington County as well. We need to preserve a part of the past to appreciate the future. TAXPAYERS- WAKE UP!!!!!!!!!!
Need to make a correction on when this bridge was lost. It was washed away by the flood of May 1990. Have documented newspaper accounts to prove this. Still searching for photos of this historic relic. According to Charles Bowden a couple were once married on this bridge. Who was the couple and what year did they get married? What other interesting happenings occured on this bridge?
Searching for any old photos and stories pertaining to this bridge, originally known as the "BUTTRAM FORD BRIDGE". Named after Jacob Buttram, owner of the land where the bridge was later built and the founder of Sugar Grove Ar.
Searching for any old photos of this old bridge, originally known as the " FULLER FORD BRIDGE". Does anyone have a photo of Dr. Seaborn J. Fuller of whom the bridge was named after?
Searching for old photographs of this bridge. I am writing a historical account of this bridge. Any old stories about this bridge appreciated.
Collapsed by overweight truck in 1999. Replaced by 3 span plate girder (130ft+240ft+130ft=600 ft. total main spans) with prestressed concrete approach spans. Replacement Bridge designed by Maxwell T. Huff, P.E.; Built by T.L. Wallace, Inc.
The Joplin Globe reported on June 29, that the Powell Bridge has been saved from destruction. As soon as a new bridge can be built downstream, the old bridge will be converted into a pedestrian bridge.
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The closing of this Bridge has made people go 15 miles one way, out of their way to get to Relatives and Friends. With the high cost of GAS, it is hard to drive so far to visit.
I hope that this issue can be resolved soon, and it is opened again.
Why is it that the County, State and Government has to make every thing a hardship on the POOR and ELDERLY.
Patsy
Uploading photo.
This bridge has been relocated to Barnes, Kansas and is located immediately south of K-9 Highway.
Uploading photos.
Bridge has been rehabilitated for use as part of a pedestrian trail.
Additional photos.
Pin connected Pratt pony truss.
There has been some discussion in the past of trying to acquire it and move it to a park. I don't really know the ownership status, but I would say right now all the attention is on Moscow. Actually, the last time I heard much said about Homer was about the time that Offutt's burned. It would be an easy one to move, but it has some lower chord issues and one panel that is pretty rotten.
The side of the bridge where the trusses are exposed is where there was a barn built and attached. The barn collapsed like last year. I don't know what the future holds for the bridge. It would be nice if it could be converted back into a covered bridge over water someday if only that could happen. The bridge probably still really belongs to somebody.
This bridge was actually totally destroyed by an overloaded truck. It had such elagant portals and huge historical significance and was such a tragedy to lose. Anyone who operates any type of vehicle for work or a living should know the weight and obey posted weight limits on bridges! For crying out loud the US 421 bridge was just a block away!
The bridge listed here as Bicycle bridge was actually known as Maxwell bridge.
Bicycle bridge was on the same road, but crossed the Wabash river west of Delphi.
This link shows the original Bicycle bridge.
Not to mention all of those derelict spans sitting out there in the weeds that have fallen off of the county or state inventories, sometimes as much as 50-75 years ago. I have had luck with comissioner's minutes from long ago, but it is a tedious and time consuming process. Unfortunately, in many instances these records have been lost.
Interesting. I have family in Danville, must remember to find this the next time I'm up there.
This is possibly the last picture taken of this bridge when it was still open to traffic. Apologies for the poor quality, it was getting dark when I took the picture. It was taken on June 13, 2006. The bridge was closed soon after this picture was taken, and was removed within a few months.
Also, this bridge was not located in Brent, but rather on the other side of Wildhorse Mountain, just south of the Sallisaw city limits.
http://www.ky3.com/news/local/22502469.html
did not mention on what road except it lead into a private campground.