Mulberry River Bridge | |
Formerly listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
![]() Mulberry Bridge under rehabilitation, August 2011 | |
Location in Arkansas | |
Nearest city | Pleasant Hill, Arkansas |
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Coordinates | 35°31′50″N94°2′27″W / 35.53056°N 94.04083°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1912/1929 |
Architect | Lakeside Bridge and Steel Company |
Architectural style | Pratt through truss |
MPS | Historic Bridges of Arkansas MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 06001272 [1] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | January 24, 2007 |
Removed from NRHP | April 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]
The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007, [1] and was delisted in 2024.
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