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Arkansas' Oldest Bridge MARCH/APRIL 2018 A PUBLICATION OF THE ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Arkansas’ Oldest Bridge AFTER 142 YEARS, THE SPRINGFIELD-DES ARC BRIDGE FINDS A NEW HOME DAVID MAYO Beautification Section: Advancing Completes 40 Years Protecting Arkansas’ TRAFFIC INCIDENT of ARDOT Service SCENERY Management FRONT COVER: DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE The Springfield-Des Arc Bridge at its new home inBACK Beaverfork COVER: Lake Park ARKANSAS STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION The Springfield-Des Arc Bridge You Represent ARDOT Well prior to restoration PUBLISHER Danny Straessle [email protected] HE 2018 WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES ARE OVER. WINTER OR EDITOR DICK TRAMMEL Chairman SUMMER, SPORTS FAN OR NOT, THE OLYMPICS IS REALLY David Nilles TAN AMAZING EVENT. [email protected] Amazing from a coordination standpoint and CONTRIBUTING WRITERS from the standpoint of the events and athletes. Who thought it was a good idea to slide Britni Padilla-Dumas [email protected] down the ice on a piece of plastic, face first, at 70 miles per hour with your chin an inch Andy Brewer from the frozen surface? And how does someone decide they might be good at that? [email protected] From the standpoint of the athletes, there are some that train their entire lives for the opportunity to win a gold, GRAPHIC DESIGNERS silver or bronze medal in an event that might only last a few seconds. And just like that, if they fall, stumble or crash, Paula Cigainero their opportunity is gone. Or at least it is gone for four more years. Do you know what you call someone that comes in [email protected] THOMAS B. SCHUECK last place in the Olympics? I believe the correct term is “Olympian.” They still had to work, train, sweat and maybe even Marrissa Miller Vice Chairman bleed, to get to that point. They put forth a lot of effort to consistently perform at a high enough level to make them [email protected] successful. They did their best to represent themselves and their country well. Lamarie Rutelonis I’ve heard it said that success is not a destination; it is a journey. It takes a lot of effort, and it takes performing the way [email protected] you’ve worked or trained to excel. Does success mean being the best at what you’re doing? Not necessarily. I believe it is PHOTOGRAPHER more a matter of doing the best you can do at the task you’ve been given. Rusty Hubbard [email protected] My mom tried to teach me that lesson long ago after I made a grade in school that was lower than she expected. My perception was that she thought it just wasn’t good enough. And that’s what I said — “You’re not happy unless I make all A’s.” Her response wasn’t what I expected. Her response was that I should always do my best, and if I did then she was Correspondence should be directed to: happy. But she did tell me that she didn’t think I did my best, and she was right! I didn’t make the effort I should have in ARKANSAS HIGHWAYS Public Information Office ROBERT S. MOORE, JR. order to perform the way I should have. I’ll never forget that exchange between us. P.O. Box 2261, Room 1002 Member In playing and in coaching sports, I’ve said things like, “You know how we win? Score more than the other team.” And, Little Rock, AR 72203-2261 “The best defense is a good offense.” While those things are technically true, there is so much more to it than that. You hear it in sports all the time. “The effort just wasn’t there.” Sometimes you’ll hear that from a coach even when the team wins. I also remember when our son Matthew, now a high school sophomore, was playing football in the second grade — an age when coaches can be on the field with the players. During one game when we were on defense, we called a timeout and made the boys do burpees (up-downs, whatever you want to call them) on the field. We told them it wasn’t because they just gave up a big play. It was because they weren’t trying. The effort wasn’t there. Was that excessive? Probably so. But there were people there that haven’t forgotten it to this day, including Matthew. You won’t win them all, but do your best. (And we won the game, by the way!) DALTON A. FARMER, JR. Member Heather and I have tried to teach our kids to strive to do their best, and that will lead to success. For years, I’ve said Arkansas Highways is published by and the same thing to them before they leave for school every day. “I love you. Have a good day. Work hard. Represent.” for employees of the Arkansas Department of Represent. It is only one word, but it means many things. We’ve conveyed to the kids that it means the things you do Transportation as a medium of departmental news and other information. It is also distributed every day reflect on yourself, your family, your school, your team and your faith. Do your best because all of those things free of charge to the public upon request. mean something to you. I thank you all for what you do every day to represent ArDOT. You put forth tremendous effort to help us accomplish The Arkansas Department of Transportation (Department) our mission. Are we perfect? No. Do we win every challenge? No. But as long as we are working hard, doing our best at complies with all civil rights provisions of federal statutes and related authorities that prohibit discrimination every task, and getting better every day, the successes will come. (And one shameless plug here at the end: This is really in programs and activities receiving federal financial assistance. Therefore, the Department does not what our Achieving Career Excellence Program is all about!) discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, age, national PHILIP TALDO origin, religion (not applicable as a protected group under I love you all. Have a good day. Work hard. Be safe. Represent. the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Title VI Member Program), disability, Limited English Proficiency (LEP), or low-income status in the admission, access to and treatment in the Department's programs and activities, as well as the Department's hiring or employment practices. Complaints of alleged discrimination and inquiries Scott E. Bennett, P.E., Director regarding the Department's nondiscrimination policies may be directed to Joanna P. McFadden Section Head – EEO/ DBE (ADA/504/Title VI Coordinator), P. 0. Box 2261, Little Rock, AR 72203, (501)569-2298, (Voice/TTY 711), or the following email address: [email protected]. Free language assistance for Limited English Proficient individuals is available upon request. This notice is available from the ADA/504/Title VI Coordinator in large print, on audiotape and in Braille. www.issuu.com/ArkansasHighways CHECK OUT THE ONLINE VERSION ARKANSAS’ FOR ADDITIONAL CONTENT! OLDEST MAGAZINE MARCH/APRIL 2018 BRIDGE CONTENTS BY DAVID NILLES FEATURES 5 ................ Arkansas’ Oldest Bridge: The Springfield-Des Arc 15 Bridge Finds a New Home 10 ......................................................Beautification: Protecting Scenery Along Arkansas‘ Highways 15 ....................................... James Lee: A Leader Among Engineers 18 ..............................................................Weekend Road Trip: Little Rock 24 .........................ARDOT After-Hours: Creative Craftsmanship 26 ....................................................David Mayo: Completing a 40-Year Career of Service 30 ..................................... Advancing Traffic Incident Management in Arkansas 36 ...............................Saying Goodbye to a Historic Truss Bridge 30 DEPARTMENTS Director’s Message ........................... 2 Out & About ....................................... 23 ARDOT Events ................................... 37 Dear ARDOT: Letters .................... 38 AFTER 142 YEARS, THE SPRINGFIELD-DES ARC Arkansas Welcome Centers ..... 40 Arkansas Rest Areas .......................41 BRIDGE FINDS A NEW HOME Construction Corner ..................... 42 ARDOT People ................................... 43 HE YEAR WAS 1874. The Civil War had only been over for nine years. Ulysses S. Grant was president Tand Jesse James and his gang were robbing trains. It’s also the year that construction began on the ➤ Hosting GIS-T 2018 IN THE Springfield-Des Arc Bridge, spanning Cadron Creek near ➤ Safety on Two Wheels Springfield on the Faulkner and Conway county line. ➤ The Devil’s Backbone NEXT issue (continued on page 6) 4 || WWW.ARDOT.GOV/MAGAZINE.ASPX ARKANSAS HIGHWAYS MAGAZINE | MARCH/APRIL 2018 || 5 There were reports of PARTIES ON THE“ BRIDGE. At least TWO FIRES had been started on its deck damaging the wood Today, the bridge has the distinction In November of 1871, Conway Conway. Stones for the new bridge’s through the floor of the bridge. The bridge also saw a bulldozer fall through and trusses. of being the oldest bridge to be found County awarded a contract to the King pillars were obtained from a quarry the deck. Several times through the years, the bridge floor has burned. Still, in Arkansas. The fact that this iron Bridge Manufactory & Iron Works about two miles northwest of the bridge the bridge survived. bowstring truss bridge is the oldest of Iola, Kansas, for construction of a site and were cut by Alfred Cook, a OUT OF SERVICE As time went by, and longest King bridge of its type in wrought iron bridge. The company was Springfield stone mason. A team of local officials the United States makes it historically a branch of the King Bridge Company oxen hauled the stones to the site, In 1991, the Springfield-Des Arc Road was relocated down river significant even beyond Arkansas’ of Cleveland, Ohio. Zenas King was a where the contractor, James Allen, put several hundred yards and a new concrete bridge was constructed.
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