Mulberry Bridge
Photos
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Side view Photos submitted by John Cross |
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Oblique view |
Facts
- Overview
- Derelict through truss bridge over Mulberry River near Mulberry
- Status
- Derelict
- History
- Built 1896 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co.
- Design
- Remaining span: Pin-connected, 5-panel Pratt through truss
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +35.49654, -94.04565 (decimal degrees)
35°29'48" N, 94°02'44" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 15/405160/3928612 (zone/easting/northing)
- Land survey
- T. 10 N., R. 29 W., Sec. 36
- USGS topographic map
- Mulberry
- Inventory number
- BH 10315 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Comments
Just a comment. My buddy John Cross and I were the first to re-discover this bridge. The bridge access is on private property. Please respect that and ask permission if you wish to photograph it.
My son and I first visited and photographed this bridge in May 2006. This bridge was built in July 1896 by Crawford County at the cost of $8,870.00. I will have a complete detailed history of this bridge and two other Mulberry River bridges within the next couple of months. This bridge is full of history. Would like to hear from others with old photos or stories on this VERY historic bridge. Surprise!!!!!!Surprise!!! This bridge was built by the WROUGHT IRON BRIDGE COMPANY of Canton, Ohio. Until this time, there was thought to be only one WIBC bridge remaining in the state of Arkansas; that being the FRYER Bridge (aka- SOLGOHACHIA Bridge), built in 1890 in Conway County. A lot more to follow.
THANX!
Randall Houp
More accurately we found one half of it, and a hangar (Hip Vertical) from what appears to be a lost bridge (now low water bridge) to the immediate ENE.
We found it.