New pics and a video from Arkansas

[bugo]

Abandoned bridge/culvert on old US 71/270 near Acorn, AR:



View of abandoned US 71/270:



Another view of abandoned 71/270:



Center line still visible in road that was abandoned circa 1965:



Pony truss bridge (still in use) on old US 71/270 over Ouachita River:



US 59/71 signs on Mena Street (former AR 8) in Mena:



Forest Service Road 808 marker.  This road has also been AR 8, US 271, US 270, US 59, and CR 90 at different times:



Drive down Talimena Scenic Drive from second turnaround to downtown Mena:

[bugo]

And here are some pictures of a 1914 truss bridge on the original US 71 alignment:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/watuzi/sets/72157623010297454/

[mightyace]

And here are some pictures of a 1914 truss bridge on the original US 71 alignment:

Man, that bridge looks a lot like a railroad bridge with the tracks removed.  Though, I'm sure it's just because it's one lane, something inconceivable on a US route today.

[agentsteel53]

I wonder when the last US route was expanded to two lanes.

I know the last dirt US route was paved between 1962 and 1963 - US 183 in Nebraska.

[bugo]

I wonder when the last US route was expanded to two lanes.

I know the last dirt US route was paved between 1962 and 1963 - US 183 in Nebraska.

There are some one lane bridges on US 159 in Missouri, or at least there were a few years ago.

[hbelkins]

I remember a one-lane bridge on US 62 in Mason County, Ky., that was in existence in the early 1980s. It has since been replaced.

[Hellfighter]

That's cool! Do people still use it as a hiking or biking trail?

[froggie]

US 59/71 signs on Mena Street (former AR 8)  in Mena:

Assuming you meant AR 8, since your post didn't disable smilies...