Mulberry River Bridge (Turner's Bend, Arkansas)

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.[2]

Mulberry River Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Nearest city	Turner's Bend, Arkansas
Coordinates	35°40′18″N 93°49′46″W
Built	1935
Architect	McEachin & McEachin, Inc.
Architectural style	Parker Pony truss
MPS	Historic Bridges of Arkansas MPS
NRHP reference No.	06001275[1]
Added to NRHP	January 24, 2007

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

See also

• Mulberry River Bridge (Pleasant Hill, Arkansas)

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. "NRHP nomination for Mulberry River Bridge" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-09-14.