Black River Bridge (Pocahontas, Arkansas)
Black River Bridge | |
Formerly listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
![]() HAER photo of the old bridge, 1988 | |
Location in Arkansas | |
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Coordinates | 36°15′16″N 90°58′15″W / 36.25444°N 90.97083°WCoordinates: 36°15′16″N 90°58′15″W / 36.25444°N 90.97083°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1934 |
Built by | Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel Co.; Arkansas Highway & Transportation |
Architectural style | Warren swing through-truss |
MPS | Historic Bridges of Arkansas MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 90000522[1] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | April 9, 1990 |
Removed from NRHP | January 26, 2018 |
The Black River Bridge carries U.S. Route 67 (US 67) (Future Interstate 57 (I-57)) across the Black River in Pocahontas, Arkansas. The bridge is a twin span, each carrying two lanes of traffic. The northern bridge was a historic structure, built in 1934 by the Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel Co., and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. In 2016 demolition began on the northern bridge, and it was delisted in 2018. This bridge consisted of two Parker trusses, one on either side of a Warren swing span, and trestled approaches, giving it a total length of 1,255 feet (383 m). It was one of three surviving swing bridges in the state. The southern bridge is a modern steel girder structure, built in 1986, whose construction rendered the swing section inoperative.[2]
See also
- List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Arkansas
- List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Randolph County, Arkansas
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Black River Bridge". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-12-31.
External links
Media related to Black River Bridge (Pocahontas, Arkansas) at Wikimedia Commons
- Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture entry
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. AR-8, "Black River Bridge, Spanning Black River at U.S. Highway 67, Pocahontas, Randolph County, AR", 5 photos, 23 data pages, 1 photo caption page
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