Top Ranked Arkansas Bridges

Lake Lucerne Bridge No. 2 (Carroll County, Arkansas)
Rated 99% with 3 votes
Stone arch bridge over a dry branch on CR 707 near Lake Lucerne
Open to traffic
Built 1892 by the Sanitarium Company of Eureka Springs
Junction Bridge (Pulaski County, Arkansas)
Rated 99% with 2 votes
Vertical-lift through truss bridge over the Arkansas River on the former Union Pacific Railroad in Little Rock
Rehabilitation complete open to pedestrians as of 05-17-08
Built 1884
Rock Island Bridge (Pulaski County, Arkansas)
Rated 99% with 3 votes
Vertical-lift railroad bridge over the Arkansas River in Little Rock at the Clinton Presidential Library. Open to pedestrians.
Rehabilitation complete. Open for pedestrian traffic as of 10-01-11.
Built 1899 by the Choctaw and Memphis Railroad; lift span added 1972
Sidney Road Bridge (Sharp County, Arkansas)
Rated 99% with 2 votes
Small two-span arch bridge over a branch of Bird Creek on Sidney Road (CR 1)
Open to traffic
Built ca. 1945
Woolsey Bridge (Washington County, Arkansas)
Rated 99% with 3 votes
Two-span through truss bridge over West Fork White River on CR 35
Open to traffic with 3 Ton weight limit
Built 1925
Wards Crossing Bridge (Yell County, Arkansas)
Rated 99% with 3 votes
Through truss bridge over Fourche LaFave on River Road/Sunlight Bay Road southwest of Plainview
Open to one-lane traffic
Built 1905 by the Converse Bridge Co. of Chattanooga, Tennessee
Cotter Bridge (Baxter County, Arkansas)
Rated 98% with 4 votes
Six-span rainbow arch bridge over White River on US 62B at Cotter
Open to two-lane traffic
Built 1930 by the Marsh Engineering Co. and Bateman Contracting Co.; rehabilitated 2003-04
Calico Rock Bridge (Izard County, Arkansas)
Rated 98% with 2 votes
Derelict swinging footbridge in Calico Rock
Derelict
Abandoned in 1989
Cove Creek Tributary Bridge (Logan County, Arkansas)
Rated 98% with 2 votes
Small two-span stone arch bridge over a branch of Cove Creek on AR 309
Open to two-way traffic
Built 1936 by the Works Progress Administration
Pruitt Bridge (Newton County, Arkansas)
Rated 98% with 2 votes
Through truss bridge over Buffalo River on AR 7
Open to traffic
Built 1931 by the Virginia Bridge & Iron Co.
Shady Lake Bridge #2 (Polk County, Arkansas)
Rated 98% with 2 votes
Stone arch bridge over East Saline Creek on Forest Service Campground Road
Open to traffic
This is a two span single lane stone clad bridge. There is a single span of identical design nearby. CCC built several recreation areas in the vicinity ca. 1937 ~40
Goff Farm Road Bridge (Washington County, Arkansas)
Rated 98% with 2 votes
Small stone arch bridge over Turner Tee Creek on Goff Farm Road (CR 170) just east of Fayetteville in Fayetteville
Open to traffic
Arkansas River Pontoon Bridge (Yell County, Arkansas)
Rated 98% with 2 votes
Lost Pontoon bridge over Arkansas River in Dardanelle. Once hailed as the "Longest pontoon bridge over moving water". Carried Old Military Road, a major route between Little Rock and Fort Smith.
Demolished
At one time owned by the Dardanelle and Russellville Railroad, but no trains ever crossed it.
Peter Pender Bridge (Franklin County, Arkansas)
Rated 97% with 3 votes
Abandoned concrete arch bridge over Hurricane Creek next to AR 41, south of Peter Pender
Abandoned
Abandoned circa 1942
South Fork Bridge (Garland County, Arkansas)
Rated 97% with 4 votes
Two-span concrete arch bridge over South Fork Saline River, next to AR 128
Open to pedestrians only
Built 1928 by a county work crew for $3,500. Made obsolete by a new bridge in 1985 and closed to traffic.
Edgemere Street Bridge (Pulaski County, Arkansas)
Rated 97% with 2 votes
Stone arch bridge over Lake No. 3 on Edgemere Street in North Little Rock
Open to traffic
Built 1926 by the Metropolitan Trust Company
Milltown Bridge (Sebastian County, Arkansas)
Rated 97% with 2 votes
Two-span stone arch bridge over Vache Grasse Creek on CR 77 (Mount Harmony Road) west of Milltown
Open, no visible weight limit sign.
Built 1940 by the Works Progress Administration
Beaver Railroad Bridge (Carroll County, Arkansas)
Rated 96% with 3 votes
Abandoned through truss railroad bridge over White River at Beaver
Derelict with entire deck removed
Built 1907 by the Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Co., replacing an earlier 1882 bridge
Old Arkadelphia Bridge (Clark County, Arkansas)
Rated 96% with 2 votes
Lost two-span through truss bridge over Ouachita River at Arkadelphia carrying AR 7, AR 8, and AR 51
Replaced by the current Arkadelphia Bridge
Built 1903, by Stupp Brothers Bridge & Iron Co.; Replaced 1960
Osage Creek Bridge (Benton County, Arkansas)
Rated 95% with 3 votes
Through truss bridge over Osage Creek on CR 71 southeast of Healing Springs
Closed
Built in 1911 by the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Company of Leavenworth, Kansas
Branch of West Fork of White River Bridge (Washington County, Arkansas)
Rated 95% with 2 votes
Abandoned concrete culvert bridge over Branch of West Fork of White River on US 71
Abandoned
Judsonia Bridge (White County, Arkansas)
Rated 95% with 5 votes
Through truss bridge with center swing span over Little Red River on CR 66 at Judsonia
Closed for rehabilitation (?)
Built 1924 by the R. L. Gaster Construction Co. of Little Rock
Dale Bend Bridge (Yell County, Arkansas)
Rated 95% with 3 votes
Through truss bridge over Petit Jean River on Dale Bend Road (CR 49)
Open to one-lane traffic
Built by the Vincennes Bridge Co. of Vincennes, Indiana
Creek Road Bridge (Conway County, Arkansas)
Rated 94% with 2 votes
Abandoned Pratt through truss bridge over Point Remove Creek on Creek Road (formerly AR 95)
Abandoned and grown over, but mostly intact
Springfield Bridge (Faulkner County, Arkansas)
Rated 92% with 22 votes
Iron bowstring truss bridge over Cadron Creek near Springfield on the Conway-Faulkner County line
Abandoned, with portion of deck missing
Completed July 1874 by the King Bridge Manufactory & Iron Works of Iola, Kansas, a branch of the King Bridge Co. of Cleveland, Ohio. Bypassed by a new bridge 1991.
Antoine Railroad Bridge (Pike County, Arkansas)
Rated 92% with 3 votes
Abandoned pratt through truss bridge over Antoine River on disused section of Arkansas Midland Rail Line
Abandoned
Tull Bridge (Saline County, Arkansas)
Rated 92% with 2 votes
Through truss bridge over Saline River on CR 5 (Old AR 291) at Tull
Closed with approaches removed and awaiting rehabilitation
Built 1916 by the Boardman Co. of Oklahoma City, OK
War Eagle Bridge (Benton County, Arkansas)
Rated 90% with 5 votes
Through truss bridge over War Eagle Creek on CR 98
Open to traffic
Built 1907 by the Illinois Steel Bridge Co. of Jacksonville, Illinois; Rehabilitated 2010
Highway 282 Bridge (Crawford County, Arkansas)
Rated 89% with 2 votes
Stringer bridge over a tributary of Frog Bayou on AR 282
Open to traffic
Built 1940 by the Works Progress Administration
Old River Bridge (Saline County, Arkansas)
Rated 89% with 5 votes
Two-span through truss bridge over Saline River on the Old Military Road near Benton
Abandoned with portions of deck missing
Built 1899 by the Youngstown Bridge Co. of Youngstown, Ohio; closed to traffic in 1974
Norfork Railroad Bridge (Baxter County, Arkansas)
Rated 88% with 2 votes
Three-span through truss bridge over North Fork White River and Prospect Street on the railroad at Norfork
Open to railroad traffic
Built ca. 1909
Arkadelphia Bridge (Clark County, Arkansas)
Rated 88% with 8 votes
Through truss bridge over Ouachita River at Arkadelphia carrying AR 7, AR 8, and AR 51
Open to traffic
Originally built 1933 over Caddo River; relocated 1960 to replace the previous bridge
Mountain Fork Bridge (Polk County, Arkansas)
Rated 88% with 2 votes
Two-span pony truss bridge over Mountain Fork River on CR 38 near Potter
Open to traffic
Built 1905
Danville-Mickles Bowstring Bridge (Yell County, Arkansas)
Rated 88% with 17 votes
Derelict bowstring through truss bridge over Petit Jean River, between Danville and Ola
Abandoned with deck and approaches removed
Originally built July 1880 by the King Bridge Co. at Danville; relocated in 1920
Crest Tunnel (Boone County, Arkansas)
Rated 87% with 3 votes
Tunnel on the Missouri and Northern Arkansas (formerly Missouri Pacific) Railway northwest of Omaha
Open to railroad traffic
Built 1903-05
Nachitoch Bluff Bridge (Clark County, Arkansas)
Rated 87% with 12 votes
Derelict two-span through truss over Little Missouri River, just upstream from I-30
Abandoned, with deck partially missing
Built 1908 by the Morava Construction Co.; rehabilitated 1980; closed to traffic ca. 1996
Fryer's Ford Bridge (Conway County, Arkansas)
Rated 87% with 14 votes
Through truss bridge over East Fork Point Remove Creek on CR 67 (Fryer Bridge Road)
Collapsed by an overloaded truck .
Built 1890 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co. of Canton, Ohio, Lost 2011
Powhatan Swinging Bridge (Lawrence County, Arkansas)
Rated 87% with 2 votes
Lost suspension bridge over Black River on US 62 at Powhatan
No longer exists
Made obsolete by the Black Rock Bridge in 1949 and finally removed in 1951
Arkansas River Bridge (Sebastian County, Arkansas)
Rated 87% with 4 votes
Lost Open-spandrel arch bridge over Arkansas River on US 64 in Fort Smith, replaced due do the Kerr-McClellan Arkansas River navigation project.
Replaced by new bridge
Before this bridge was constructed, the only vehicular path to Oklahoma from Fort Smith was either the Helen Gould Railroad Bridge, or the E street bridge across the Poteau, or a Ferry.
Spring River Swinging Bridge (Randolph County, Arkansas)
Rated 86% with 3 votes
Lost swinging bridge over Spring River next to AR 361 between Black Rock and Old Davidsonville
Bridge destroyed, but some vestiges remain, including a standing tower, a fallen tower, some cables, and some approach piers
Built 1936 by the Works Progress Administration; destroyed by fire in 1951 under mysterious circumstances. Current bridge built 1992.
Beaver Bridge (Carroll County, Arkansas)
Rated 85% with 10 votes
Suspension bridge over White River (Table Rock Reservoir) on AR 187 at Beaver, northwest of Eureka Springs
Open to one-lane traffic with a 10 ton weight limit
Built 1949 by the Pioneer Construction Co. of Malvern, Arkansas
Limekiln Creek Bridge (Benton County, Arkansas)
Rated 84% with 2 votes
Pony truss bridge over Limekiln Creek on CR 700
Open to traffic
Built ca. 1920
Cotter Railroad Bridge (Baxter County, Arkansas)
Rated 83% with 2 votes
Through truss swing railroad bridge over White River on the M&NA Railroad at Cotter
Open to railroad traffic
Charcoal Gap Tunnel (Carroll County, Arkansas)
Rated 82% with 5 votes
Partially collapsed tunnel on the former Missouri and North Arkansas Railway, 7 miles northeast of Eureka Springs
Abandoned and partially collapsed
Completed March 22, 1901; abandoned in 1961
Norfork Bridge (Baxter County, Arkansas)
Rated 81% with 3 votes
Four-span deck truss bridge over North Fork White River on AR 5 at Norfork
Open to traffic
Construction started Aug. 21, 1936, by the Vincennes Steel Company; dedicated June 17, 1937
Mulladay Hollow Bridge (Carroll County, Arkansas)
Rated 81% with 3 votes
Small two-span stone arch bridge over Mulladay Hollow Creek on CR 204 at Leatherwood Lake Recreation Area northwest of Eureka Springs in Eureka Springs
Open to traffic
Built ca. 1935 by the Civilian Conservation Corps
Apple Road Bridge (White County, Arkansas)
Rated 81% with 3 votes
Pony truss bridge over Bull Creek on Apple Road (CR 50)
Replaced by steel culvert
Built 1925; Lost 2012
Graysonia Road Bridge (Clark County, Arkansas)
Rated 80% with 4 votes
Steel orthotropic bridge over Terre Noire Creek on Graysonia Road
Open to traffic
Augusta Bridge (Woodruff County, Arkansas)
Rated 80% with 2 votes
Lost cantilevered through truss over White River on US 64 at Augusta
Replaced by a new bridge
Completed in November 1930; replaced 2001
Gulpha Creek Railroad Bridge (Garland County, Arkansas)
Rated 79% with 4 votes
Through truss & trestle bridge over Gulpha Creek on Union Pacific in Hot Springs. Rock ballast west abutment has a metal number plate (408.1 - is all that is on it) fastened to it.
Open to infrequent railroad traffic
No builders plate found
Newport Bridge (Jackson County, Arkansas)
Rated 79% with 5 votes
Cantilevered through truss bridge on AR 367 (formerly US 67) over White River at Newport
Open to two-lane traffic
Built 1930
Unknown Creek Bridge near Hwy 123 (Johnson County, Arkansas)
Rated 78% with 2 votes
Dry Stacked Stone culvert bridge over Unknown Creek on trail
Closed to all traffic
Wonder if this could be a very very old alignment of what is now Hwy 123
Main Street Bridge (Logan County, Arkansas)
Rated 77% with 4 votes
Small stone arch bridge over Silver Smith Branch on Sellars Street (formerly Main Street) in New Blaine
Open to traffic
Built 1922 by local stonemasons
Hurricane Creek Bridge (Saline County, Arkansas)
Rated 77% with 4 votes
Abandoned Through truss bridge over Hurricane Creek on Boone Road
Replaced by new bridge; moved nearby and abandoned
Replaced by new bridge in 1985 and moved to side of the road.
Wallace Bridge (Perry County, Arkansas)
Rated 76% with 9 votes
Camelback through truss bridge over Fourche La Fave on Wallace Road (CR 18)
Bridge re-opened following repair. New signage installed
Built 1909 by the Southwestern Bridge Co. of Joplin, MO
Rock Creek Railroad Bridge (Yell County, Arkansas)
Rated 76% with 4 votes
Abandoned pony/through plate girder bridge over Rock Creek on Little Rock & Western in Waveland
Abandoned
Very unusual style of plate-girder bridge
Cedar Creek Bridge (Conway County, Arkansas)
Rated 75% with 2 votes
Stone arch bridge over Cedar Creek on CR 5 below Roosevelt Lake in Petit Jean State Park
Open to traffic
Built 1934-35 by the Civilian Conservation Corps
Gulpha Gorge Bridge No. 4 (Garland County, Arkansas)
Rated 75% with 2 votes
Small concrete arch bridge over Gulpha Creek on AR 7S (Former US 70B) in Gulpha Gorge
Open to two-lane traffic
Built 1938; rehabilitated 1973
West Creek Bridge (Sebastian County, Arkansas)
Rated 75% with 3 votes
Abandoned bridge over West Creek on Midland Valley RR
Abandoned
Built circa 1903
West Fork White River Bridge (Washington County, Arkansas)
Rated 75% with 2 votes
Concrete culvert bridge over West Fork White River on CR 69 (Wilson Hollow Road) south of Fayetteville
Replaced by new bridge
Built circa 1928; Replaced 2011
Hog Foot Bridge (White County, Arkansas)
Rated 75% with 3 votes
Concrete arch bridge over Hog Foot Creek on AR 310
Open to traffic
Built 1948
DeValls Bluff Railroad Bridge (Prairie County, Arkansas)
Rated 74% with 2 votes
Abandoned Baltimore through truss bridge over White River near DeValls Bluff
Abandoned
Built circa 1870; Abandoned 1982
Granger Road Bridge No. 2 (Sharp County, Arkansas)
Rated 74% with 2 votes
Small three-span concrete arch bridge over a branch of Reeds Creek on CR 23 (Granger Road)
Open to traffic
Built ca. 1940
Des Arc Swinging Bridge (Prairie County, Arkansas)
Rated 73% with 10 votes
Lost swinging bridge over White River on AR 38 at Des Arc
No longer exists
Built 1940-41; Removed in 1970
Bono Bridge (Craighead County, Arkansas)
Rated 72% with 3 votes
Lost wooden bridge over the BNSF Railroad on CR 352 in Jonesboro
Removed but not replaced
Built ca. 1900; demolished in surprise fashion by BNSF on March 17, 2011
Lake City Bridge (Craighead County, Arkansas)
Rated 72% with 2 votes
Abandoned vertical-lift bridge over St. Francis River on AR 18 at Lake City
Bridge demolished except for the main lift span, which has been relocated slightly and preserved
Built 1934 by the Vincennes Bridge Co. of Vincennes, Indiana. Replaced by a four-lane bridge in 1998.