Area less than one acre NRHP Reference # 77000277 Body of water Saline River Nearest city Benton | Built 1889 Opened 1889 Added to NRHP 15 September 1977 | |
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Similar Stone Arch Bridge, Swing bridge, Plate girder bridge | ||
The Old River Bridge is a historic bridge spanning the Saline River near Benton in Saline County, Arkansas. Now closed to traffic, it formerly carried River Street in Benton across the river south of the city. It is a two-span through truss bridge, mounted on cylindrical concrete columns. It was built in 1889 along the route of the historic military road through the area, and is one of the state's oldest surviving bridges. It was taken out of service in 1974.
The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.
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