US 62 Bridge Over Crooked Creek
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The US 62 Bridge over Crooked Creek is a historic bridge near Pyatt, Arkansas. It carries US Highway 62 (US 62) and US 412 across Crooked Creek, which flows through the center of Pyatt to the northwest before converging into the White River (Arkansas–Missouri).


Dimensions

The bridge is a three-span steel Warren Truss structure, set on concrete piers and abutments. Each span is about long, and the bridge has a total length of . Its travel surface is wide, with a total structure width of .


History

The bridge was built in 1948 by the Pioneer Construction Company of
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, and is one of the finest Warren truss bridges in the region. A Warren truss bridge is a type of bridge structure that is widely used in civil engineering. It derives its name from the engineer James Warren, who patented the design in the mid-19th century. The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.


See also

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U.S. 62 White River Bridge The White River Bridge is a five-span Warren deck truss bridge located near Beaver, Carroll County, Arkansas. It carries U.S. Route 62 over the White River for ."White River Bridge.Bridge Profile.Retrieved June 13, 2010. Each span is about i ...
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List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas This is a list of bridges and tunnels on the National Register of Historic Places in the U.S. state of Arkansas. See also * List of bridges in Arkansas References {{NRHP bridges Arkansas Bridges Bridges ...
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Marion County, Arkansas __NOTOC__ This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Marion County, Arkansas. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Marion County, Arkan ...


References

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