U.S. 62 White River Bridge
Appearance
White River Bridge | |
Location in Arkansas | |
Location | US 62 over the White River |
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Nearest city | Beaver, Arkansas |
Coordinates | 36°27′04″N 93°49′24″W / 36.45111°N 93.82333°W |
Area | Carroll County |
Built | 1952 |
Architect | Forcum James Company |
Architectural style | Five span deck-truss |
MPS | Historic Bridges of Arkansas |
NRHP reference No. | 07001421[1] |
Added to NRHP | 24 January 2008 |
The White River Bridge is a five-span Warren deck truss bridge located near Beaver, Carroll County, Arkansas. It carries U.S. Route 62 over the White River for 786.90 feet (239.85 m).[2] Each span is about 128 feet (39 m) in length and is mounted on concrete piers or abutments. The bridge was built in 1950-52 by the Forcum-James Company of Dyersburg, Tennessee. It was the last of eleven deck-truss bridges built in the state, and is the only one of its type in the county.[3]
The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.[1]
See also
[edit]- US 62 Bridge over Crooked Creek
- List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Carroll County, Arkansas
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "White River Bridge." Bridge Profile. Retrieved June 13, 2010.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for US 62 White River Bridge". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-03-01.
Categories:
- Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas
- Transportation in Carroll County, Arkansas
- U.S. Route 62
- National Register of Historic Places in Carroll County, Arkansas
- Bridges of the United States Numbered Highway System
- Warren truss bridges in the United States
- 1952 establishments in Arkansas
- Bridges completed in 1952
- Northwest Arkansas Registered Historic Place stubs
- Arkansas bridge (structure) stubs