Springfield Bridge

Springfield Bridge
Nearest city Springfield, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°15′9″N 92°30′45″W / 35.25250°N 92.51250°W / 35.25250; -92.51250Coordinates: 35°15′9″N 92°30′45″W / 35.25250°N 92.51250°W / 35.25250; -92.51250
Area less than one acre
Built 1871 (1871)
Built by King,Zenas; King Iron Bridge Manufactory & Iron
Architectural style Tubular Bowstring Arch
NRHP Reference # 88000660[1]
Added to NRHP July 21, 1988

The Springfield Bridge is a historic bowstring arch bridge, spanning Cadron Creek in rural Faulkner County, Arkansas. It is located east of Springfield, a short way south of the Springfield Road bridge. It is 188 feet (57 m) long, set on stone abutments, with tubular metal top chords that rise 15 feet (4.6 m) above the bottom chords. Built c. 1871–74, it is the oldest documented highway bridge in the state, and its only documented bowstring arch bridge.[2]

The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1] In 2015, the Faulkner County Historical Society began a drive to relocate the bridge as part of a local trail network. The bridge has suffered from neglect due to its remote location as well as damage by fire and vandalism.

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "NRHP nomination for Springfield Bridge" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2016-03-22.


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