North Fork Bridge (Arkansas)

The North Fork Bridge carries Arkansas Highway 5 over the North Fork River, or the North Fork of the White River, in Norfork, Arkansas, United States. It is a modern steel girder bridge, replacing a 1937 Warren deck truss bridge, which was the first road crossing of the North Fork River in Norfork. The 1937 bridge, demolished in 2014,[2] was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]

North Fork Bridge
Location in Arkansas
Location in United States
LocationAR 5, over North Fork of the White River, Norfork, Arkansas
Coordinates36°12′49″N 92°17′11″W
Built byVincennes Bridge Co.
ArchitectArkansas Highway & Transportation
Architectural styleWarren Deck Truss
MPSHistoric Bridges of Arkansas MPS
NRHP reference No.90000512[1]
Added to NRHPApril 9, 1990

History

The 1937 bridge was a four-span structure designed by the Arkansas Highway & Transportation and built by Vincennes Bridge Co. A total of 518 feet (158 m) in length, the bridge represented an early example steel deck construction. Two of the spans were cantilevered, extending 28 feet (8.5 m) beyond the piers and providing the suspension points for the other two spans.[3] The bridge was documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in 1988.[4]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. "Historic Properties". Baxter County Historical Society. Retrieved 2015-01-16.
  3. "NRHP nomination for North Fork Bridge" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-01-16.
  4. O'Reilly, Sean (1988). "North Fork Bridge, Spans North Fork of White River at State Highway 5, Norfork, Baxter County, AR" (PDF). Historic American Engineering Record. Library of Congress. Retrieved January 25, 2014.


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