MEASUREMENTS
TOTAL LENGTH OF BRIDGE
Highway to Highway..... 12,991 ft. or 2-1/4 miles |
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LENGTH OF
BRIDGE PROPER
Three spans resting on four main piers.. 2,121 ft. |
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| LENGTH OF
VIADUCT APPROACHES |
| Levee to Bridge.......................... |
8,317.5 ft. |
| Arkansas side............................. |
1,958 ft. |
| Mississippi side.......................... |
6,359.5 ft. |
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| LENGTH OF
RAMPS FROM LEVEE TO HIGHWAY CONNECTION |
| Ark. side.................................... |
1741 feet |
| Miss. side................................... |
1150 feet |
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| GRADES ON
APPROACHES |
| Both sides
4% or 4ft. rise in 100 feet. |
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| CURVES ON
APPROACHES 2 degree curve on Ark. side. 1/2 of
one degree on Miss. side |
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| HEIGHT OF
FLOOR ABOVE HIGHWATER 65 ft. |
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| HEIGHT OF
FLOOR' ABOVE MEAN LOW WATER 125 ft. |
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| FOUNDATION
SETTINGS BELOW BED OF THE RIVER |
| Pier No. 10 - 140 |
Feet - Total Ht. |
265 Feet |
| Pier No. 11 - 133 |
Feet - Total Ht. |
276 Feet |
| Pier No. 12 - 83 |
Feet - Total Ht. |
276 Feet |
| Pier No. 13 - 149 |
Feet - Total Ht. |
246 Feet |
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| LENGTH AND
NUMBER OF VIADUCT SPANS |
| 67 75 |
Foot Spans |
2 143 |
Foot Spans |
| 12 180 |
Foot Spans |
2 218 |
Foot Spans |
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| DEPTH TO WHICH
VIADUCT FOUNDATION PILES WERE DRIVEN |
Timber
Piles, Approximately 70 Feet
Steel Piles, Approximately 160 Feet |
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