St. Francis River Bridge (Madison, Arkansas)

United States historic place


St. Francis River Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Riverside view of the bridge
Location in ArkansasShow map of ArkansasLocation in United StatesShow map of the United States
Nearest city	Madison, Arkansas
Coordinates	35°2′11″N 90°42′42″W / 35.03639°N 90.71167°W / 35.03639; -90.71167
Area	less than one acre
Built	1933
Architect	Arkansas Highway & Transportation; Wisconsin Bridge and Iron Company
Architectural style	Swing through-truss
MPS	Historic Bridges of Arkansas MPS
NRHP reference No.	90000516
Added to NRHP	April 9, 1990

The St. Francis River Bridge carries United States Route 70 over the St. Francis River near Madison in St. Francis County, Arkansas, United States. It consists of three Parker through trusses, each 162 feet (49 m) long, and a swing bridge span 230 feet (70 m) long. With approaches, the bridge has a total length of 921 feet (281 m). The swing span is mounted on a central pier, and is rotated by two workers operating a large hickory handle. The bridge was built in 1932–33, with the swing span design made to accommodate the demands of the United States War Department that the river remain navigable by military vessels. The bridge is one of three swing-span bridges in the state. It is likely that the swinging mechanism has never been used.

The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
"NRHP nomination for St. Francis River Bridge". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-11-19.
"Historic Bridges of Arkansas MPS". p. 33.

External links

Media related to St. Francis River Bridge (Forrest City, Arkansas) at Wikimedia Commons

Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. AR-20, "St. Francis River Bridge, Spanning St. Francis River at U.S. Highway 70, Forrest City, St. Francis County, AR", 11 photos, 18 data pages, 1 photo caption page

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