Mulberry River Bridge (Pleasant Hill, Arkansas)

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Mulberry River Bridge
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Mulberry Bridge under rehabilitation, August 2011
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Location in Arkansas
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Location in United States
Nearest city Pleasant Hill, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°31′50″N94°2′27″W / 35.53056°N 94.04083°W / 35.53056; -94.04083
Arealess than one acre
Built1912/1929
ArchitectLakeside Bridge and Steel Company
Architectural stylePratt through truss
MPS Historic Bridges of Arkansas MPS
NRHP reference No. 06001272 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJanuary 24, 2007
Removed from NRHPApril 30, 2024

The Mulberry River Bridge, also known as the Silver Bridge and the Wire Ford Bridge, [2] is a historic Pratt through truss bridge northeast of Pleasant Hill, Arkansas, now a neighborhood of the city of Mulberry. The bridge (which is closed for renovations) normally carries Wire Road/Center Point Road across the Mulberry River. The bridge has three spans, set on metal caissons filled with concrete, and has a total length of 342 feet (104 m). Each span measures 105 feet (32 m), and has a deck width of 12 feet (3.7 m) and a vertical clearance of 13 feet (4.0 m). [3] In 1927 it was rebuilt when two of the three spans were washed out by the Mulberry River. [2] The bridge is the last known multi-span Pratt through truss bridge in the state. [3]

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The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007, [1] and was delisted in 2024.

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. 1 2 "Silver Bridge".
  3. 1 2 "NRHP nomination for Mulberry River Bridge". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-04-01.

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