St. Francis River Bridge (Lake City, Arkansas)

The St. Francis River Bridge, also known as the Lake City Bridge, was a historic bridge spanning the St. Francis River at Lake City, Arkansas. It was composed of 109 I-beam trestles and a single vertical lift span, and had a total length of 3,412 feet (1,040 m). The bridge was designed and built in 1934 by the Vincennes Bridge Company,[2] and carried Arkansas Highway 18 until 1998, when a modern 4-span I-beam bridge was built adjacent to it. The old bridge was dismantled, leaving only the vertical lift segment on the east bank of the river.[3]

St. Francis River Bridge
HAER photo, 1988
St. Francis River Bridge (Lake City, Arkansas) is located in Arkansas
St. Francis River Bridge (Lake City, Arkansas)
Location in Arkansas
St. Francis River Bridge (Lake City, Arkansas) is located in the United States
St. Francis River Bridge (Lake City, Arkansas)
Location in United States
Location AR 18 over the St. Francis River, Lake City, Arkansas
Coordinates35°49′16″N 90°25′55″W / 35.82111°N 90.43194°W / 35.82111; -90.43194
Arealess than one acre
Built1934 (1934)
Built byArkansas Department of Transportation; Vincennes Bridge Co.
Architectural styleI-beam vertical lift
MPSHistoric Bridges of Arkansas MPS
NRHP reference No.90000515[1]
Added to NRHPApril 9, 1990

The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for St. Francis River Bridge". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-12-13.
  3. ^ "Lake City Bridge". Bridgehunter.com. Retrieved 2014-12-13.
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