Ward's Crossing Bridge Explained

Ward's Crossing Bridge
Nearest City:Plainview, Arkansas
Map Label:Ward's Crossing Bridge
Builder:Converse Bridge Company
Architecture:Camelback through truss
Added:June 4, 2008
Area:less than one acre
Mpsub:Historic Bridges of Arkansas MPS
Refnum:08000491

The Ward's Crossing Bridge is a historic bridge in rural eastern Yell County, Arkansas. The bridge carries County Road 8 across the Fourche La Fave River, south of Plainview. It is a single-span camelback through truss, whose main span measures 160feet, with a total structure length, including approaches of 240feet. The bridge is mounted on concrete piers, and has a wooden deck carrying a single lane of traffic. The bridge was built in 1905 by the Converse Bridge Company. It is the only camelback truss bridge in the county, and one of only three known in the state.[1]

The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.

See also

a historic bridge over the Fourche La Fave River

a historic bridge over the Fourche La Fave River

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NRHP nomination for Ward's Crossing Bridge . Arkansas Preservation . 2016-05-04.