Mulberry River Bridge (Turner's Bend, Arkansas) Explained

Mulberry River Bridge
Nearest City:Turner's Bend, Arkansas
Coordinates:35.6717°N -93.8294°W
Built:1935
Architect:McEachin & McEachin, Inc.
Architecture:Parker Pony truss
Added:January 24, 2007
Mpsub:Historic Bridges of Arkansas MPS
Refnum:06001275

The Mulberry River Bridge is a historic bridge, carrying Arkansas Highway 23 over the Mulberry River in northern Franklin County, Arkansas. It is a Parker pony truss bridge, with three spans and a total structure length of 446feet. The main span is 112feet long, and the bridge has a deck width of 20feet. The bridge was built in 1935, and is one of a small number of surviving multi-span pony truss bridges in the state.[1]

The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: NRHP nomination for Mulberry River Bridge. Arkansas Preservation. 2015-09-14.