The White River Bridge is a five-span
Warren deck truss bridge located near
Beaver
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,
Carroll County,
Arkansas. It carries
U.S. Route 62 over the
White River for .
["White River Bridge.]
Bridge Profile.
Retrieved June 13, 2010. Each span is about in length and is mounted on concrete piers or abutments. The bridge was built in 1950-52 by the Forcum-James Company of
Dyersburg, Tennessee
Dyersburg is a city and the county seat of Dyer County, Tennessee, United States. It is located in northwest Tennessee, northeast of Memphis on the Forked Deer River. The population was 16,164 at the 2020 census, down 5.72% from the 2010 census.
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. It was the last of eleven deck-truss bridges built in the state, and is the only one of its type in the county.
The bridge was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places in 2008.
See also
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US 62 Bridge over Crooked Creek
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Carroll County, Arkansas
References
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Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas
Transportation in Carroll County, Arkansas
U.S. Route 62
National Register of Historic Places in Carroll County, Arkansas
Bridges of the United States Numbered Highway System
Warren truss bridges in the United States
1952 establishments in Arkansas
Bridges completed in 1952
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