Mulberry River Bridge (Pleasant Hill, Arkansas)

Mulberry River Bridge
Mulberry Bridge under rehabilitation, August 2011
Nearest city Pleasant Hill, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°31′57″N 94°2′27″W / 35.53250°N 94.04083°W / 35.53250; -94.04083Coordinates: 35°31′57″N 94°2′27″W / 35.53250°N 94.04083°W / 35.53250; -94.04083
Area less than one acre
Built 1912/1929
Architect Lakeside Bridge & Steel Co.
Architectural style Pratt through truss
MPS Historic Bridges of Arkansas MPS
NRHP Reference # 06001272[1]
Added to NRHP January 24, 2007

The Mulberry River Bridge, also known as the Silver Bridge and the Wire Ford Bridge,[2] is a historic bridge 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]

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References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 http://bridgehunter.com/ar/franklin/mulberry-67/
  3. 1 2 "NRHP nomination for Mulberry River Bridge" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-04-01.


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