Cache River Bridge
National Register of Historic Places

Cache River Bridge

Walnut Ridge, Lawrence County, Arkansas
Listed
April 8, 1990
Type
Structure
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
90000523

About this property

The Cache River Bridge is a Parker pony truss that spans the Cache River between Walnut Ridge and Paragould, Arkansas. It was built in 1934 by the Arkansas State Highway Commission and was designed by the Vincennes Bridge Company. Formerly carrying U.S. Route 412 and earlier Arkansas Highway 25, the structure was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990, and was bypassed by a new bridge in 1995. At construction the bridge carried Arkansas Highway 25 over the Cache River in 1934. Highway 25 was replaced by U.S. Route 412 in the area in 1982. The Cache River Bridge was replaced in 1995 with the new four-lane bridge being built adjacent to the north. Overall, the Cache River Bridge is 375 feet 11.5 inches (114.6 m) in length, and the bridge's main span is 100 feet (30 m) in length and 24 feet (7.3 m) in width. Built at a 45-degree skew, the bridge's only span is rivet-connected and consists of 11 panels. The bridge is an excellent example of the Vincennes Bridge Company's later work, in contrast to the War Eagle Bridge in Northwest Arkansas. List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Arkansas List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas National Register of Historic Places listings in Lawrence County, Arkansas Media related to Cache River Bridge (Walnut Ridge, Arkansas) at Wikimedia Commons Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. AR-25, "Cache River Bridge, Spanning Cache River at U.S. Highway 412, Walnut Ridge, Lawrence County, AR", 7 photos, 12 data pages, 1 photo caption page

Location

Walnut Ridge, Lawrence County, Arkansas
36.06912, -90.82329

Categories

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Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Cache River Bridge listed on the National Register?

Cache River Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 8, 1990.

What type of historic resource is Cache River Bridge?

Cache River Bridge is classified as a structure in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Cache River Bridge is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1934.

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