Mulberry River Bridge
Mulberry Bridge under rehabilitation, August 2011
Mulberry River Bridge (Pleasant Hill, Arkansas) is located in Arkansas
Mulberry River Bridge (Pleasant Hill, Arkansas)
Location in Arkansas
Mulberry River Bridge (Pleasant Hill, Arkansas) is located in the United States
Mulberry River Bridge (Pleasant Hill, Arkansas)
Location in United States
Nearest cityPleasant Hill, Arkansas
Coordinates35°31′50″N 94°2′27″W / 35.53056°N 94.04083°W / 35.53056; -94.04083
Arealess than one acre
Built1912/1929
ArchitectLakeside Bridge and Steel Company
Architectural stylePratt through truss
MPSHistoric Bridges of Arkansas MPS
NRHP reference No.06001272[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 24, 2007

The Mulberry River Bridge, also known as the Silver Bridge and the Wire Ford Bridge,[2] is a historic Pratt through truss bridge northeast of Pleasant Hill, Arkansas, now a neighborhood of the city of Mulberry. The bridge (which is closed for renovations) normally carries Wire Road/Center Point Road across the Mulberry River. The bridge has three spans, set on metal caissons filled with concrete, and has a total length of 342 feet (104 m). Each span measures 105 feet (32 m), and has a deck width of 12 feet (3.7 m) and a vertical clearance of 13 feet (4.0 m).[3] In 1927 it was rebuilt when two of the three spans were washed out by the Mulberry River.[2] The bridge is the last known multi-span Pratt through truss bridge in the state.[3]

The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. 1 2 "Silver Bridge".
  3. 1 2 "NRHP nomination for Mulberry River Bridge". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-04-01.

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