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Pulaski County Free Bridge

Pulaski County, Arkansas

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Postcard

BH Photo #100952

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost through truss bridge over the Arkansas River at Little Rock
Location
Pulaski County, Arkansas
Status
No longer exists
Design
Pennsylvania through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+34.75191, -92.27448   (decimal degrees)
34°45'07" N, 92°16'28" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/566404/3845771 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
North Little Rock
Inventory number
BH 10545 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (6,883)
Arkansas (1,714)
Arkansas River (103)
Built 1897 (236)
Built during 1890s (2,744)
Lost (22,250)
Pennsylvania truss (435)
Pulaski County, Arkansas (71)
Through truss (14,035)
Truss (31,223)

Update Log 

  • August 1, 2018: New photo from David Shedlock
  • June 26, 2005: Posted new photos

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Pulaski County Free Bridge
Posted April 6, 2010, by Alan Wray (alancwray [at] sbcglobal [dot] net)

Bigger postcard pic

Pulaski County Free Bridge
Posted April 6, 2010, by Alan Wray (alancwray [at] sbcglobal [dot] net)

Old pic..

Pulaski County Free Bridge
Posted November 16, 2007, by William McFadden (jeeper360 [at] yahoo [dot] com)

According to the 1897 Sanborn map of Little Rock, this bridge was the first main street bridge which was replaced by the lost seven-span open-spandrel arch bridge that was replaced in 1973.