Mulberry River Bridge

AR 23, Turner's Bend, Arkansas. County/parish: Franklin.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places January 24, 2007. NRIS 06001275.

1 contributing structure.

Also known as:

  • AHTD #01789
  • FR0192

From Wikipedia:

Mulberry River Bridge (Turner's Bend, Arkansas)

The Mulberry River Bridge is a historic bridge, carrying Arkansas Highway 23 over the Mulberry River in northern Franklin County, Arkansas. It is a Parker pony truss bridge, with three spans and a total structure length of 446 feet (136 m). The main span is 112 feet (34 m) long, and the bridge has a deck width of 20 feet (6.1 m). The bridge was built in 1935, and is one of a small number of surviving multi-span pony truss bridges in the state.

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

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