Based on Mordecai's comment below, the embankment in the background of the photo and a topo map, I think I have the correct bridge. I presume this photo was taken from the US-63 Bridge.
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| Harrison & North Central Arkansas Weather posted Extreme flooding has taken out a railroad bridge near Mammoth Spring, Arkansas. Photo: Teresa Cheatham Patty Holt: I hope there are not any chemicals in any of it. They usually inspect all of these regularly, and they should have known if it would have sustained the flooding. They also knew not to leave it there during the rain. They will get hefty insurance payments 🤦♀️ what a waste. Shawn Bagley: Patty Holt they actually leave them there to help keep weight on the bridge and they are almost always empty. plus those are coal cars. [Of all the comments I saw, this is the one I believe.] Jon Ellwood shared Mordecai N Breanne Frazer: I visited Mammoth Spring State Park many times when I was a teen and young adult. This is just barely outside the park grounds. The conductor was always nice and tooted his horn at us as he went by. This will be quite a blow to all the power stations down the line (including Springfield, Missouri, I believe) that rely on the coal that that line brings..... |
In terms of the "bridgeGirderConcrete" label, I'm guessing about the girders being concrete instead of steel based on the photo. The river level must be down from the level that caused the damage. I would think the river would have to be at least as high as the girders to force the deck off the piers.
Update:
Richard Burdick posted seven photos with the comment: "As of 4 PM this afternoon [Apr 7, 2025] work is ongoing on replacement of the bridge at Mammoth Spring. Earlier in the afternoon a Herzog train of ballast was seen very slowly proceeding north in Hardy."
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