Illinois River Bridge at Phillips Ford

The Illinois River Bridge at Phillips Ford is a historic bridge in rural northern Washington County, Arkansas. It is a double-span closed-spandrel concrete arch bridge built in 1928 by the Luten Bridge Company, and it carries County Road 848 across the Illinois River in the Ozark National Forest south of U.S. Route 412 (US 412). The bridge's arches each span 81 feet (25 m), and the total structure length is 168 feet (51 m). The bridge uses Luten's patented method of reducing material in the bridge by the addition of metal rings to the spandrel walls.[2]

Illinois River Bridge at Phillips Ford
Illinois River Bridge at Phillips Ford is located in Arkansas
Illinois River Bridge at Phillips Ford
Location in Arkansas
Illinois River Bridge at Phillips Ford is located in the United States
Illinois River Bridge at Phillips Ford
Location in United States
Nearest citySavoy, Arkansas
Coordinates36°8′12″N 94°21′29″W / 36.13667°N 94.35806°W / 36.13667; -94.35806
Arealess than one acre
Built1928 (1928)
ArchitectLuten Bridge Co.
Architectural styleClosed-spandrel arch
MPSHistoric Bridges of Arkansas MPS
NRHP reference No.08001344[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 22, 2009

The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Illinois River Bridge at Phillips Ford". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-04-06.