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Pulaski County Free Bridge

Pulaski County, Arkansas

Photos 

Postcard

BH Photo #100952

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over the Arkansas River at Little Rock
Location
Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas
Status
No longer exists
History
Built 1897; replaced 1923
Builder
- Groton Bridge Co. of Groton, New York
Design
Pin-connected Pennsylvania through truss main span with multiple pinned Pratt deck truss approach spans
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 (8,057)
Arkansas (1,759)
Arkansas River (114)
Built 1897 (278)
Built during 1890s (3,104)
Deck truss (1,877)
Groton Bridge Co. (110)
Little Rock, Arkansas (32)
Lost (27,278)
 Lost 1923 (44)
Lost during 1920s (589)
Pennsylvania truss (552)
Pratt deck truss (385)
Pratt truss (9,999)
Pulaski County, Arkansas (78)
Through truss (16,206)
Truss (34,619)

Update Log 

  • September 27, 2021: Updated by Paul Plassman: Added approach span truss type
  • September 27, 2021: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • October 23, 2020: Updated by Tony Dillon: Added builder
  • 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.