US 62 Bridge over Crooked Creek

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.

Dimensions
The bridge is a three-span steel Warren Truss structure, set on concrete piers and abutments. Each span is about 136 ft long, and the bridge has a total length of 412 ft. Its travel surface is 26 ft wide, with a total structure width of 32 ft.

History
The bridge was built in 1948 by the Pioneer Construction Company of Kansas City, Missouri, 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.