Middle Fork of the Little Red River Bridge
Appearance
Middle Fork of the Little Red River Bridge | |
Location | County Road 125 over the Middle Fork Little Red River, Shirley, Arkansas |
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Coordinates | 35°39′41″N 92°19′19″W / 35.66139°N 92.32194°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1908 |
Architectural style | Baltimore Through Truss |
NRHP reference No. | 09001260[1] |
Added to NRHP | January 21, 2010 |
The Middle Fork of the Little Red River Bridge, also known as the Shirley Railroad Bridge, is a historic bridge in Shirley, Arkansas. It is a single-span iron Baltimore through truss, with a main span 153 feet (47 m) long, and steel beam approach spans giving it a total length of 339 feet (103 m). The main span rests on large concrete piers set in the river. The bridge was built in 1908 for the Missouri and North Arkansas Railroad, and carried the railroad until 1949. In 1978 the tracks were covered by a concrete deck, and the bridge was converted to single-lane vehicular road use, carrying County Road 125.[2]
The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.[1]
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Van Buren County, Arkansas
- List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Middle Fork of the Little Red River Bridge" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
Categories:
- Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas
- Bridges completed in 1908
- Buildings and structures in Van Buren County, Arkansas
- Road bridges in Arkansas
- Railroad bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas
- 1908 establishments in Arkansas
- Truss bridges in the United States
- Iron bridges in the United States
- North Central Arkansas Registered Historic Place stubs