North Fork Bridge (Arkansas)

The North Fork Bridge carries Arkansas Highway 5 over the North Fork River, or the North Fork of the White River, in Norfork, Arkansas, United States. It is a modern steel girder bridge, replacing a 1937 Warren deck truss bridge, which was the first road crossing of the North Fork River in Norfork. The 1937 bridge, demolished in 2014,[2] was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1990, but was delisted in 2015.[1]

North Fork Bridge
North Fork Bridge (Arkansas) is located in Arkansas
North Fork Bridge (Arkansas)
Location in Arkansas
North Fork Bridge (Arkansas) is located in the United States
North Fork Bridge (Arkansas)
Location in United States
Location AR 5 over North Fork of the White River, Norfork, Arkansas
Coordinates36°12′49″N 92°17′11″W
Built byVincennes Bridge Co.
ArchitectArkansas Highway & Transportation
Architectural styleWarren deck truss
MPSHistoric Bridges of Arkansas MPS
NRHP reference No.90000512[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPApril 9, 1990
Removed from NRHPSeptember 29, 2015

History

The 1937 bridge was a four-span structure designed by the Arkansas Highway & Transportation and built by Vincennes Bridge Co. A total of 518 feet (158 m) in length, the bridge represented an early example steel deck construction. Two of the spans were cantilevered, extending 28 feet (8.5 m) beyond the piers and providing the suspension points for the other two spans.[3] The bridge was documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in 1988.[4]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. "Historic Properties". Baxter County Historical Society. Archived from the original on January 16, 2015. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
  3. "NRHP nomination for North Fork Bridge". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
  4. O'Reilly, Sean (1988). "North Fork Bridge, Spans North Fork of White River at State Highway 5, Norfork, Baxter County, AR" (PDF). Historic American Engineering Record. Library of Congress. Retrieved January 25, 2014.


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