Historic Bridges of the U.S.

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Photos

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Side view

Black-and-white historic photos taken July 14, 1937, and provided by the Arkansas Highway & Transportation Department

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Approach

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Postcard

Postcard entitled "Free Bridge over Red River near Searcy, Arkansas"; image provided by AHTD

Facts

Overview: Lost swing through truss bridge over Little Red River on US 67W (now Davis Road, CR 76)
Location: White County, Arkansas
Status: No longer exists
Design: Swing Parker through truss
Inventory numbers: AHTD 17492 (Arkansas Highway and Transportation Dept. bridge number)
BH 10676 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Comments

Searcy Bridge

Posted August 17, 2007, by Barbi (lexington_park [at] sbcglobal [dot] net)

I still have nightmares about this bridge falling in as I'm crossing it!

Searcy Bridge

Posted May 5, 2006, by marc

I remember crossing that bridge several times when we would go to Judsonia. Always a spookey experience. The floor would make all kinds of cracking and poping noises.