Illinois River Bridge (Siloam Springs, Arkansas) Explained

Illinois River Bridge
Location: east of Siloam Springs, Arkansas
Coordinates:36.1664°N -94.4336°W
Built:1922
Added:January 28, 1988
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:87002420

The Illinois River Bridge, also known as the Midway Bridge,[1] is a historic concrete arch bridge near Siloam Springs, Arkansas. It is located in Ozark National Forest, about 6miles east of Siloam Springs, at the end of Chambers Springs Road (which it formerly carried) south of United States Route 412. The bridge has two elliptical arch spans, each spanning 68feet, with a total structure length of 139feet. Built in 1922 by the Luten Bridge Company of Knoxville, Tennessee, it is one of a modest number of bridges of this once-popular and common type remaining in the state.[2]

The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. It has also been documented in a Historic American Engineering Record report.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Illinois River Bridge (Midway Bridge) . Smith . Corinne . 1988 . . Library of Congress . Washington, D.C. . November 28, 2021.
  2. Web site: NRHP nomination for Illinois River Bridge . Arkansas Preservation . 2015-01-25.