Sylamore Creek Bridge Explained

Sylamore Creek Bridge
Nearest City:Allison, Arkansas
Coordinates:35.9358°N -92.1217°W
Architect:N.B. Garver
Architecture:Wire-Cable Suspension Bridge
Added:November 18, 1999
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:99001353

The Sylamore Creek Bridge is a historic bridge in east central Stone County, Arkansas, just south of the Ozark-St. Francis National Forest. It carries County Road 283 across Sylamore Creek, a short way west of Arkansas Highway 9 and north of the Holiday Mountain Resort in Allison. It is a wire-cable suspension bridge, with steel towers mounted on concrete piers supporting four main cables that are anchored into concrete abutments. The bridge is 202feet long, with a deck width of 19inchesft6inchesin (ftin) and a clearance height of 11feet. Built in 1945, it is one of three known wire-cable bridges in the state.[1] thumb|left|Sign describing the bridge's history.The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: NRHP nomination for Sylamore Creek Bridge. Arkansas Preservation. 2015-09-09.