Ben Laney Bridge

Facts
Overview
Three-span pony truss bridge over Ouachita River on US 79B
Status (as of 2001)
Open to traffic
History
Construction started December 8, 1945 by the D.F. Jones Construction Co.; dedicated April 16, 1947, replacing the earlier Martin Bridge
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on June 9, 2000
Name origin
Named for Benjamin Travis Laney, Governor of Arkansas at the time and a native of Camden
Approximate latitude, longitude
+33.59671, -92.81803 (decimal degrees)
33°35'48" N, 92°49'05" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Design
Three riveted, 7-panel Pratt pony trusses
Dimensions
Main span length: 128.9 ft.
Total length: 999.7 ft.
Deck width: 23.9 ft.
Inspection (as of 2001)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 55.20
Inventory numbers
AHTD 02466
NRHP 00000633

Categories
- 7-panel Pratt pony truss
- Multi-span pony truss
- Pratt pony truss

Sources
- Wayne Kizziar - wayne1701 [at] cableone [dot] net