Area less than one acre NRHP Reference # 90000522 Bridge type Swing bridge Added to NRHP 9 April 1990 | Built 1934 (1934) Opened 1934 Body of water Black River | |
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Location US 67, over the Black River, Pocahontas, Arkansas Architectural style Warren swing through-truss MPS Historic Bridges of Arkansas MPS | ||
The Black River Bridge carries U.S. Route 67 (US 67) across the Black River in Pocahontas, Arkansas. The bridge is a twin span, each carrying two lanes of traffic. The northern bridge was a historic structure, built in 1934 by the Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel Company, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. In 2016 demolition began on the northern bridge. This bridge consists of two Parker trusses, one on either side of a Warren swing span, and trestled approaches, giving it a total length of 1,255 feet (383 m). It is one of three surviving swing bridges in the state. The southern bridge is a modern steel girder structure, built in 1986, whose construction rendered the swing section inoperative.
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