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God Willin' and the Creek Don't Rise: Arkansas Historic Bridges

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The Osage Creek Bridge, constructed by an unknown builder in 1911, is located in Benton County Road 71 across Osage Creek, approximately 1.3 miles south of Healing Springs.
The Osage Creek Bridge, constructed by an unknown builder in 1911, is located in Benton County Road 71 across Osage Creek, approximately 1.3 miles south of Healing Springs.

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Big Piney Bridge, designed by the AHTD and constructed by Fred Luttjohann of Topeka, Kansas in 1931, is located in Johnson County where State Highway 123 crosses the Big Piney Creek. Frog Bayou Bridge, constructed by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in 1942, is located in Crawford County where the old state highway 282 crosses the Frog Bayou. Fryer's Ford Bridge, built by the Wrought Iron Bridge Company in 1890, spans the east fork of Point Remove Creek in Conway County on County Road 67. It is the oldest in-service bridge in Arkansas. Illinois River Bridge, built by the Luten Bridge Company in 1922, spans the Illinois River on Benton County Road 3 near Siloam Springs. Isabell Creek Bridge, designed by AHTD and built by the Maxwell Construction Company in 1928, is located in Pope County on State Highway 105 as it crosses Isabell Creek. Jakes Creek Bridge, constructed in 1930 by an unknown builder, is located in Pope County Road 16 as it crosses Jakes Creek Bayou. Judsonia Bridge, built by the R. L. Gaster Construction Company of Little Rock in 1924, is located west of Judsonia where County Road 66 spans the Little Red River. It is the only cantilevered Warren through truss turn span left in Arkansas. The Little Cossatot Bridge, built by W. Morava of Chicago, Illinois, in 1908, is located on Wildwood Road in Sevier County and spans the Little Cossatot River. The Mulladay Hollow Bridge, constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corp in 1935, is located on Carroll County Road 61 and spans the Mulladay Hollow Creek in Lake Leatherwood Park. The Old River Bridge, built by the Youngstown Bridge Company of Youngstown, Ohio, in 1891, is located in Saline County at the end of River Street where it spans the Saline River. It was closed to vehicular traffic in 1974. The Osage Creek Bridge, constructed by an unknown builder in 1911, is located in Benton County Road 71 across Osage Creek, approximately 1.3 miles south of Healing Springs. The Springfield Des Arc Bridge, constructed by King Bridge Manufactory and Iron Works in 1874, is north of Faulkner County Road 222 over the north Branch of Cadron Creek and is the only remaining iron bowstring arch steel pony truss bridge in the state. The Sylamore Suspension Bridge, built by the AHTD in 1943, is located on Stone County Road 283 and spans Sylamore Creek. It is one of only two such bridges left in the state. 

Last updated: November 29, 2011

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