Mulberry River Bridge (Pleasant Hill, Arkansas)

The Mulberry River Bridge, also known as the Silver Bridge and the Wire Ford Bridge,[2] is a historic bridge Pratt through truss bridge northeast of Pleasant Hill, Arkansas, now a neighborhood of the city of Mulberry. The bridge (which is closed for renovations) normally carries Wire Road/Center Point Road across the Mulberry River. The bridge has three spans, set on metal caissons filled with concrete, and has a total length of 342 feet (104 m). Each span measures 105 feet (32 m), and has a deck width of 12 feet (3.7 m) and a vertical clearance of 13 feet (4.0 m).[3] In 1927 it was rebuilt when two of the three spans were washed out by the Mulberry River.[2] The bridge is the last known multi-span Pratt through truss bridge in the state.[3]

Mulberry River Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Mulberry Bridge under rehabilitation, August 2011
Location in Arkansas Location in United States
Nearest city	Pleasant Hill, Arkansas
Coordinates	35°31′57″N 94°2′27″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1912/1929
Architect	Lakeside Bridge & Steel Co.
Architectural style	Pratt through truss
MPS	Historic Bridges of Arkansas MPS
NRHP reference No.	06001272[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 (Turner's Bend, Arkansas), also NRHP-listed
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Franklin County, Arkansas
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Crawford County, Arkansas
• List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. http://bridgehunter.com/ar/franklin/mulberry-67/
3. "NRHP nomination for Mulberry River Bridge" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-04-01.