Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Fryer's Ford Bridge

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Side view

Photos taken June 2002 and provided by the Arkansas Highway & Transportation Department

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Side view, close-up

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Portal

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Plaque

18 90
Wrought Iron Bridge Co.
Builders
Canton Ohio

Map

Vicinity map

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Facts

Overview: Through truss bridge over East Fork Point Remove Creek on CR 67 (Fryer Bridge Road)
Location: Conway County, Arkansas
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1890 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co. of Canton, Ohio
Builder: - Wrought Iron Bridge Co. of Canton, Ohio
Design: Pin-connected, 7-panel Pratt through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 126.0 ft.
Total length: 130.9 ft.
Deck width: 14.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.0 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on May 26, 2004
Also called: Solgohachia Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +35.26971, -92.71344 (decimal degrees)
35°16'11" N, 92°42'48" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Land survey: T. 7 N., R. 16 W., Sec. 9
USGS topographic map: Solgohachia
Inventory numbers: AHTD 17862 (Arkansas Highway and Transportation Dept. bridge number)
NRHP 04000498 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 10293 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 01/2007): Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 6.9 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1987): 95

Sources

AHTD
Wayne Kizziar - wayne1701 [at] cableone [dot] net
Fredrick Garcia - fandsgarcia [at] gmail [dot] com

Comments

Fry Bridge

Posted February 24, 2007, by Fred Garcia (fandsgarcia [at] gmail [dot] com)

Visited this bridge on 7 Nov. 2006 at 3:15 pm. There is plenty of annoying grafitti on the main structural members and on the weight limit signs. Several vehicles crossed this bridge while I was there. Difficult to get a good profile photo because of overgrowth and Point Remove Creek was big at the time. Bridge appears to be sound. I see that this bridge is claimed to be built in 1890. Doesn't seem that old, but ...

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Fry Bridge

Posted January 10, 2007, by Daniel Arnold (oak_grove99 [at] hotmail [dot] com)

You may have seen that on the AETN special a while back on old bridges in Arkansas. Yes, this is the oldest bridge in Arkansas still open to vehicular traffic. 117 years and counting!

Fry Bridge

Posted January 3, 2007, by charles bowden (mtmn96 [at] yahoo [dot] com)

i cannot remember where i saw this status, but isn't the Fry Bridge the oldest "in use" thru truss bridge in Arkansas ? can someone verify this please