Illinois River Bridge (Siloam Springs, Arkansas)
The Illinois River Bridge, also known as the Midway Bridge,[2] is a historic concrete arch bridge near Siloam Springs, Arkansas. It is located in Ozark National Forest, about 6 miles (9.7 km) east of Siloam Springs, at the end of Chambers Springs Road (which it formerly carried) south of United States Route 412. The bridge has two elliptical arch spans, each spanning 68 feet (21 m), with a total structure length of 139 feet (42 m). Built in 1922 by the Luten Bridge Company of Knoxville, Tennessee, it is one of a modest number of bridges of this once-popular and common type remaining in the state.[3]
Illinois River Bridge | |
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  Location in Arkansas  Location in United States | |
| Location | 6 miles (9.7 km) east of Siloam Springs, Arkansas |
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| Coordinates | 36°9′59″N 94°26′1″W / 36.16639°N 94.43361°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1922 |
| MPS | Benton County MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 87002420[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 28, 1988 |
The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1] It has also been documented in a Historic American Engineering Record report.[2]
See also
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edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b Smith, Corinne (1988). "Illinois River Bridge (Midway Bridge)" (PDF). Historic American Engineering Record. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Illinois River Bridge". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-01-25.[permanent dead link]
External links
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- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. AR-28, "Illinois River Bridge, Spanning Illinois River at Benton County Road 3, Siloam Springs, Benton County, AR", 9 photos, 22 data pages, 1 photo caption page
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