The Old River Bridge is a historic bridge spanning the
Saline River near
Benton Benton may refer to:
Places
Canada
*Benton, a local service district south of Woodstock, New Brunswick
*Benton, Newfoundland and Labrador
United Kingdom
* Benton, Devon, near Bratton Fleming
* Benton, Tyne and Wear
United States
*Benton, Alabam ...
in
Saline County, Arkansas. Now closed to traffic, it formerly carried River Street in Benton across the river south of the city. It is a two-span through truss bridge, mounted on cylindrical concrete columns. It was built in 1889 along the route of the historic military road through the area, and is one of the state's oldest surviving bridges. It was taken out of service in 1974.
As of April 2020 the bridge has been taken down and will be rebuilt as part of the project to put a multi-use trail from Little Rock to Hot Springs on the path of the old
Southwest Trail.
The bridge was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places in 1977.
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See also
* List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Arkansas
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References
External links
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Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas
Bridges completed in 1889
Historic American Engineering Record in Arkansas
National Register of Historic Places in Saline County, Arkansas
Truss bridges in the United States
1889 establishments in Arkansas
Relocated buildings and structures in Arkansas
Transportation in Saline County, Arkansas
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