We visited the Big Dam Bridge in Little Rock this weekend. The bridge connects approximately 15 miles of scenic riverside trails in the cities of Little Rock and North Little Rock, and assists in the connection of 70,000 acres of various city, county, state and federal park land.
I went with my parents and their dog, Murray. Turns out Murray is a rock star.
People flock to Murray. It may be because he s a Delta Dog and, along with my mother, a volunteer in the Arkansas Children’s Hospital T.A.I.L.S. (Therapeutic Animal Interventions Lift Spirits) Program.
Some quick bridge facts:
4226 linear feet of bridge
679 feet of walled embankment
14 feet wide
54 inches to the top of the handrail
Approaches to the bridge are at 5% grade
72 feet above the Arkansas River upstream
90 feet above the Arkansas River downstream
8 observation areas
Capable of holding two 36" utility pipelines
Contains over 3 million pounds of steel
Contains over 24 million pounds of concrete
160 L.E.D. light fixtures on the piers
16 L.E.D. light fixtures on the towers
63 light fixtures for walkway illumination
2 comments:
good stats z
So are you working PR for the City of Little Rock now?
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