The Judsonia Bridge is a historic bridge, carrying Van Buren Street (County Road 66) across the
Little Red River on the south side of
Judsonia, Arkansas
Judsonia is a city in White County, Arkansas, United States. Stan Robinson is the current mayor. The population was 2,019 at the United States Census 2010, 2010 census.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total ...
. It is a three-span metal truss
swing bridge
A swing bridge (or swing span bridge) is a movable bridge that has as its primary structural support a vertical locating pin and support ring, usually at or near to its center of gravity, about which the swing span (turning span) can then pi ...
, with a total structure length of . Its center span is long, and is mounted on a pivot on a central pier. It and the two approach trusses are all Warren trusses. Built in 1924, it is one of three known swing bridges in the state, and the only one with a cantilevered swinging truss.
It was closed to traffic in 2007, and reopened in 2013 after restoration.
The bridge was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
in 1990.
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References
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Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas
Bridges completed in 1924
Swing bridges in the United States
Historic American Engineering Record in Arkansas
National Register of Historic Places in White County, Arkansas
Judsonia, Arkansas
Cantilever bridges in the United States
Metal bridges in the United States
Warren truss bridges in the United States
1924 establishments in Arkansas
Transportation in White County, Arkansas
Little Red River (Arkansas)
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