Built 1935 NRHP Reference # 06001275 Body of water Mulberry River | Architectural style Parker Pony truss Opened 1935 Added to NRHP 24 January 2007 | |
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Nearest city Turner's Bend, Arkansas Architect McEachin & McEachin, Inc. MPS Historic Bridges of Arkansas MPS |
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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