Judsonia Bridge, Spanning LIttle White River at County Road 66, Judsonia, White County, AR

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

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TITLE:
Judsonia Bridge, Spanning LIttle White River at County Road 66, Judsonia, White County, AR

CALL NUMBER:
HAER ARK,73-JUD,1-

REPRODUCTION NUMBER:
[See Call Number]

MEDIUM:
Measured Drawing(s): 3 (24 x 36 in.)
Photo(s): 11 (4 x 5 in.)
Data Page(s): 12 plus cover page
Photo Caption Page(s): 1

DATE:
Documentation compiled after 1968.

CREATOR:
Historic American Engineering Record, creator

NOTE:
Survey number HAER AR-51

Unprocessed field note material exists for this structure (FN-4).

Building/structure dates: 1924 initial construction

Significance: The Judsonia bridge, completed in 1924, is significant as the only known swing bridge in Arkansas designed as a cantilever. Besides adding an aesthetic touch, the cantilever-like peak on the top of the bridge structurally aids in centering the weight over the center pivot and supporting the ends when the bridge is in an open position. In addition, the bridge was part of a national modernizing movement to improve roads giving the town of Judsonia access to outlying regions on the opposite side of the river.

SUBJECTS:
ARKANSAS--White County--Judsonia
swing bridges
transportation
bridge construction

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.ar0109

CONTENTS:
Photograph caption(s):
1. GENERAL VIEW OF CANTILEVER SWING TRUSS BRIDGE
2. GENERAL VIEW OF BRIDGE SHOWING APPROACH TRUSS SPAN, LOOKING NORTH
3. ELEVATION VIEW OF BRIDGE FROM NEARBY RAILROAD BRIDGE, LOOKING WEST
4. LOOKING WEST, ELEVATION VIEW OF BRIDGE FROM NEARBY RAILROAD BRIDGE
5. ELEVATION VIEW OF BRIDGE, LOOKING EAST
6. 3/4 VIEW OF BRIDGE, LOOKING NORTHWEST
7. 3/4 VIEW OF BRIDGE, LOOKING NORTHEAST
8. 3/4 VIEW OF BRIDGE, LOOKING SOUTHEAST
9. DETAIL VIEW OF TURN SPAN, CENTER PIER, AND UNDERSIDE OF BRIDGE DECK, LOOKING NORTHWEST
10. LOOKING SOUTH, VIEW OF BRIDGE TRUSSES FROM BRIDGE DECK
11. LOOKING SOUTH, VIEW OF BRIDGE TRUSSES FROM BRIDGE DECK, SHOWING CENTER PANEL

CONTROL #:
AR0109

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