Big Dam Bridge - Revision history

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 The bridge connects parts of the twenty-five mile [[Millennium Trail]] located on both sides of the Arkansas River in Little Rock and North Little Rock, Arkansas. The bridge also connects North Little Rock's [[Cooks Landing]] park with Little Rock's [[Murray Park]]. The ramps to the bridge on both sides of the river are compliant with Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards. The ramps are supported by 679 feet of walled embankments.
-The bridge received its name from Pulaski County Judge [[F.G. "Buddy" Villines]], a leading advocate of the project, who once told skeptics at a quorum court meeting, "We're going to build that dam bridge." Villines conceived of the bridge project and way to bring the sister cities of central Arkansas closer together and to promote exercise: "Bridges connect people and places. This one will attract people and be good for economic growth. Plus our culture has to change its ways. We have to be healthier."
+The bridge received its name from Pulaski County Judge [[Floyd G. "Buddy" Villines]], a leading advocate of the project, who once told skeptics at a quorum court meeting, "We're going to build that dam bridge." Villines conceived of the bridge project and way to bring the sister cities of central Arkansas closer together and to promote exercise: "Bridges connect people and places. This one will attract people and be good for economic growth. Plus our culture has to change its ways. We have to be healthier."
 The Big Dam Bridge cost $16.5 million to build. The federal and state government contributed $12.5 million to the bridge's construction costs, and [[Pulaski County]] picked up about $4 million of the tab. [[Illumivision Lightwave LX LED lighting]] for the bridge cost $887,788. Senator [[Blanche Lincoln]] said of the project's expense: "This money will finally give pedestrians and bicyclists in Pulaski County a safe, reliable Arkansas River crossing. The River Trails project will give residents more recreational opportunities to take full advantage of the natural beauty this area offers, not to mention all of the tourism it will bring to the area."

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 The Big Dam Bridge cost $16.5 million to build. The federal and state government contributed $12.5 million to the bridge's construction costs, and [[Pulaski County]] picked up about $4 million of the tab. [[Illumivision Lightwave LX LED lighting]] for the bridge cost $887,788. Senator [[Blanche Lincoln]] said of the project's expense: "This money will finally give pedestrians and bicyclists in Pulaski County a safe, reliable Arkansas River crossing. The River Trails project will give residents more recreational opportunities to take full advantage of the natural beauty this area offers, not to mention all of the tourism it will bring to the area."
-The bridge was constructed by the [[Little Rock District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers]]. The Corps project manager on the Big Dam Bridge was [[Jim Pfeifer]]. The structure, which contains three million pounds of steel, was designed by [[Garver Engineering]]. The general contractor on the bridge was [[Jensen Construction]], working under superintendent [[Steve Ulmer]]. [[Bluegrass Bit]] subcontracted on the project, modifying the Murray Dam  to accommodate the vertical columns supporting the bridge structure. Eight steel observation towers, lighting, and flagpoles representing all eleven cities in Pulaski County were designed by [[George Wittenberg III]] of the [[University of Arkansas at Little Rock]] [[Donaghey School of Urban Design]]. Other participants in the project were the [[City of Little Rock]], the [[City of North Little Rock]], the [[Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department]], the [[Arkansas Game and Fish Commission]], the [[Arkansas Department of Health]], the [[Arkansas Department of Heritage]], the [[Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism]], the [[U.S. National Park Service]], [[Heifer Project International]], the [[Governor's Council on Fitness]], the [[Boy Scouts of America]], [[Audubon Arkansas]], the [[Nature Conservancy]], [[Bicycle Advocacy of Central Arkansas]] (BACA), the [[Little Rock Convention and Visitor's Bureau]], the [[William J. Clinton Library Foundation]], the [[Rails to Trails Conservancy]], [[MetroPlan]], and the [[U.S. Federal Highway Administration]].
+The bridge was constructed by the [[Little Rock District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers]]. The Corps project manager on the Big Dam Bridge was [[Jim Pfeifer]]. The structure, which contains three million pounds of steel, was designed by [[Garver Engineering]]. The general contractor on the bridge was [[Jensen Construction]], working under superintendent [[Steve Ulmer]]. [[Bluegrass Bit]] subcontracted on the project, modifying the Murray Dam  to accommodate the vertical columns supporting the bridge structure. Eight steel observation towers, lighting, and flagpoles representing all eleven cities in Pulaski County were designed by [[George Wittenberg III]] of the [[University of Arkansas at Little Rock]] [[Donaghey School of Urban Design]]. Other participants in the project were the [[City of Little Rock]], the [[City of North Little Rock]], the [[Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department]], the [[Arkansas Game and Fish Commission]], the [[Arkansas Department of Health]], the [[Arkansas Department of Heritage]], the [[Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism]], the [[U.S. National Park Service]], [[Heifer Project International]], the [[Governor's Council on Fitness]], the [[Boy Scouts of America]], [[Audubon Arkansas]], the [[Nature Conservancy]], [[Bicycle Advocacy of Central Arkansas]] (BACA), the [[Little Rock Convention and Visitor's Bureau]], the [[William J. Clinton Foundation]], the [[Rails to Trails Conservancy]], [[MetroPlan]], and the [[U.S. Federal Highway Administration]].
 An African-American cemetery dating to the nineteenth century is located at the south entrance to the bridge. The Chain of Rocks Bridge across the Mississippi River in St. Louis, Missouri, at 5,350 feet is a longer pedestrial-bike bridge, but began life as auto highway Route 66.

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 The Big Dam Bridge cost $16.5 million to build. The federal and state government contributed $12.5 million to the bridge's construction costs, and [[Pulaski County]] picked up about $4 million of the tab. [[Illumivision Lightwave LX LED lighting]] for the bridge cost $887,788. Senator [[Blanche Lincoln]] said of the project's expense: "This money will finally give pedestrians and bicyclists in Pulaski County a safe, reliable Arkansas River crossing. The River Trails project will give residents more recreational opportunities to take full advantage of the natural beauty this area offers, not to mention all of the tourism it will bring to the area."
-The bridge was constructed by the [[Little Rock District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers]]. The Corps project manager on the Big Dam Bridge was [[Jim Pfeifer]]. The structure, which contains three million pounds of steel, was designed by [[Garver Engineering]]. The general contractor on the bridge was [[Jensen Construction]], working under superintendent [[Steve Ulmer]]. [[Bluegrass Bit]] subcontracted on the project, modifying the Murray Dam  to accommodate the vertical columns supporting the bridge structure. Eight steel observation towers, lighting, and flagpoles representing all eleven cities in Pulaski County were designed by [[George Wittenberg]] of the [[University of Arkansas at Little Rock]] [[Donaghey School of Urban Design]]. Other participants in the project were the [[City of Little Rock]], the [[City of North Little Rock]], the [[Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department]], the [[Arkansas Game and Fish Commission]], the [[Arkansas Department of Health]], the [[Arkansas Department of Heritage]], the [[Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism]], the [[U.S. National Park Service]], [[Heifer Project International]], the [[Governor's Council on Fitness]], the [[Boy Scouts of America]], [[Audubon Arkansas]], the [[Nature Conservancy]], [[Bicycle Advocacy of Central Arkansas]] (BACA), the [[Little Rock Convention and Visitor's Bureau]], the [[William J. Clinton Library Foundation]], the [[Rails to Trails Conservancy]], [[MetroPlan]], and the [[U.S. Federal Highway Administration]].
+The bridge was constructed by the [[Little Rock District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers]]. The Corps project manager on the Big Dam Bridge was [[Jim Pfeifer]]. The structure, which contains three million pounds of steel, was designed by [[Garver Engineering]]. The general contractor on the bridge was [[Jensen Construction]], working under superintendent [[Steve Ulmer]]. [[Bluegrass Bit]] subcontracted on the project, modifying the Murray Dam  to accommodate the vertical columns supporting the bridge structure. Eight steel observation towers, lighting, and flagpoles representing all eleven cities in Pulaski County were designed by [[George Wittenberg III]] of the [[University of Arkansas at Little Rock]] [[Donaghey School of Urban Design]]. Other participants in the project were the [[City of Little Rock]], the [[City of North Little Rock]], the [[Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department]], the [[Arkansas Game and Fish Commission]], the [[Arkansas Department of Health]], the [[Arkansas Department of Heritage]], the [[Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism]], the [[U.S. National Park Service]], [[Heifer Project International]], the [[Governor's Council on Fitness]], the [[Boy Scouts of America]], [[Audubon Arkansas]], the [[Nature Conservancy]], [[Bicycle Advocacy of Central Arkansas]] (BACA), the [[Little Rock Convention and Visitor's Bureau]], the [[William J. Clinton Library Foundation]], the [[Rails to Trails Conservancy]], [[MetroPlan]], and the [[U.S. Federal Highway Administration]].
 An African-American cemetery dating to the nineteenth century is located at the south entrance to the bridge. The Chain of Rocks Bridge across the Mississippi River in St. Louis, Missouri, at 5,350 feet is a longer pedestrial-bike bridge, but began life as auto highway Route 66.

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	==References==		==References==
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		+	*Keith Merckx, "Arkansas River Trail: The Trail That Has It All," ''Rails-to-Trails Magazine,'' (Fall 2007): 8-13.

	==External links==		==External links==

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	[[Image:P1040518 1.jpg\|thumb\|View of the Arkansas River near the Big Dam Bridge. Photo by Megan Davari.]]		[[Image:P1040518 1.jpg\|thumb\|View of the Arkansas River near the Big Dam Bridge. Photo by Megan Davari.]]
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	The '''Big Dam Bridge''' (also known as the "Pulaski County Pedestrian and Bicycle Bridge," the "Murray Lock and Dam Bicycle Pedestrian Bridge," or simply "Buddy's Bridge") is the longest longest purpose-built pedestrian/bicycle bridge in the world. The bridge spans 3,463 feet of the [[Arkansas River]], and with approaches on each side measures 4,300 feet total in length. The bridge deck is fourteen feet wide, accommodating traffic in both directions. The Big Dam Bridge is mounted atop the [[Murray Lock and Dam]] - including its navigation channel and hydroelectric power plant - by 38 separate columns. In some places the bridge is 30 feet above the dam and 65 feet above the level of the river.		The '''Big Dam Bridge''' (also known as the "Pulaski County Pedestrian and Bicycle Bridge," the "Murray Lock and Dam Bicycle Pedestrian Bridge," or simply "Buddy's Bridge") is the longest longest purpose-built pedestrian/bicycle bridge in the world. The bridge spans 3,463 feet of the [[Arkansas River]], and with approaches on each side measures 4,300 feet total in length. The bridge deck is fourteen feet wide, accommodating traffic in both directions. The Big Dam Bridge is mounted atop the [[Murray Lock and Dam]] - including its navigation channel and hydroelectric power plant - by 38 separate columns. In some places the bridge is 30 feet above the dam and 65 feet above the level of the river.

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	The '''Big Dam Bridge''' (also known as the "Pulaski County Pedestrian and Bicycle Bridge," the "Murray Lock and Dam Bicycle Pedestrian Bridge," or simply "Buddy's Bridge") is the longest longest purpose-built pedestrian/bicycle bridge in the world. The bridge spans 3,463 feet of the [[Arkansas River]], and with approaches on each side measures 4,300 feet total in length. The bridge deck is fourteen feet wide, accommodating traffic in both directions. The Big Dam Bridge is mounted atop the [[Murray Lock and Dam]] - including its navigation channel and hydroelectric power plant - by 38 separate columns. In some places the bridge is 30 feet above the dam and 65 feet above the level of the river.		The '''Big Dam Bridge''' (also known as the "Pulaski County Pedestrian and Bicycle Bridge," the "Murray Lock and Dam Bicycle Pedestrian Bridge," or simply "Buddy's Bridge") is the longest longest purpose-built pedestrian/bicycle bridge in the world. The bridge spans 3,463 feet of the [[Arkansas River]], and with approaches on each side measures 4,300 feet total in length. The bridge deck is fourteen feet wide, accommodating traffic in both directions. The Big Dam Bridge is mounted atop the [[Murray Lock and Dam]] - including its navigation channel and hydroelectric power plant - by 38 separate columns. In some places the bridge is 30 feet above the dam and 65 feet above the level of the river.

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	*[http://www.infolink.com.au/articles/AC/0C03B9AC.aspx Bridge over Lock and Dam]		*[http://www.infolink.com.au/articles/AC/0C03B9AC.aspx Bridge over Lock and Dam]
	*[http://www.americantrails.org/resources/trans/bigdambridge.html The Biggest Dam Bridge of All]		*[http://www.americantrails.org/resources/trans/bigdambridge.html The Biggest Dam Bridge of All]
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-The '''Big Dam Bridge''' (also known as the Pulaski County Pedestrian and Bicycle Bridge and Murray Lock and Dam Bicycle Pedestrian Bridge) is the longest longest purpose-built pedestrian/bicycle bridge in the United States. The bridge spans 3,463 feet of the [[Arkansas River]], and with approaches on each side measures 4,300 feet total in length. The Big Dam Bridge opened on September 30, 2006.
+The '''Big Dam Bridge''' (also known as the "Pulaski County Pedestrian and Bicycle Bridge," the "Murray Lock and Dam Bicycle Pedestrian Bridge," or simply "Buddy's Bridge") is the longest longest purpose-built pedestrian/bicycle bridge in the world. The bridge spans 3,463 feet of the [[Arkansas River]], and with approaches on each side measures 4,300 feet total in length. The bridge deck is fourteen feet wide, accommodating traffic in both directions. The Big Dam Bridge is mounted atop the [[Murray Lock and Dam]] - including its navigation channel and hydroelectric power plant - by 38 separate columns. In some places the bridge is 30 feet above the dam and 65 feet above the level of the river.
 ==References==
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 *[http://www.bigdambridge.com/index.htm Homepage of the Big Dam Bridge]