St. Francis River Bridge, Spanning St. Francis River at U.S. Highway 70, Forrest City, St. Francis County, AR

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11 b&w photos
19 data pages
1 photo caption pages

TITLE:
St. Francis River Bridge, Spanning St. Francis River at U.S. Highway 70, Forrest City, St. Francis County, AR

CALL NUMBER:
HAER ARK,62-FORCI,1-

REPRODUCTION NUMBER:
[See Call Number]

MEDIUM:
Photo(s): 11 (4 x 5 in.)
Data Page(s): 18 plus cover page
Photo Caption Page(s): 1

DATE:
Documentation compiled after 1968.

CREATOR:
Historic American Engineering Record, creator

NOTE:
Survey number HAER AR-20

Building/structure dates: 1933 initial construction

Significance: The bridge over the St. Francis River on U.S. 70, constructed by the Wisconsin Bridge and Iron Company, was part of a 1930s highway and development project. Comparable with the Black River Bridge at Pocahontas the St. Francis River Bridge differs in its historical context and in its structural details. It is, with the bridge at Pocahontas, one of three swinging road bridges in the state.

SUBJECTS:
ARKANSAS--St. Francis County--Forrest City
swing bridges
transportation
bridge construction

OTHER TITLE:
Madison Bridge

COLLECTION:
Historic American Engineering Record (Library of Congress)

REPOSITORY:
Library of Congress, Prints and Photograph Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA

DIGID:
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.ar0078

CONTENTS:
Photograph caption(s):
1. GENERAL VIEW OF WARREN SWING TRUSS BRIDGE FROM ROADBED, LOOKING SOUTHWEST
2. LOOKING SOUTHWEST, GENERAL VIEW WITH 4' RANGE POLE AT NORTHWEST RAILING OF APPROACH
3. GENERAL VIEW OF BRIDGE, LOOKING NORTHEAST
4. THREE-QUARTER VIEW OF BRIDGE, LOOKING NORTHEAST
5. LOOKING SOUTHEAST, VIEW OF CENTER TURN SPAN AND SOUTHWESTERNMOST SPAN FROM ADJACENT INTERSTATE 40 BRIDGE
6. THREE-QUARTER VIEW OF BRIDGE FROM RIVER BANK, LOOKING NORTHEAST
7. THREE-QUARTER VIEW OF BRIDGE FROM RIVER BANK, LOOKING SOUTH
8. THREE-QUARTER VIEW OF BRIDGE SHOWING ALL FOUR SPANS, LOOKING NORTH
9. VIEW OF BRIDGE DECK SUPPORT SYSTEM FROM UNDERNEATH, LOOKING NORTHEAST
10. DETAIL VIEW OF BRIDGE DATEPLATE WHICH READS 'WISCONSIN BRIDGE & IRON COMPANY, MILWAUKEE, WIS., 1933'
11. LOOKING SOUTHEAST, DETAIL VIEW OF MOVABLE JOINT AT PIER

CONTROL #:
AR0078

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