Summary
The Mountain Fork Bridge is a historic bridge in rural Polk County, Arkansas. It carries County Road 38 across Mountain Fork Creek north of Hatfield and southwest of Mena. The bridge consists of two spans of steel Pratt pony trusses, with a total length of 406 feet (124 m), including approach spans. The trusses are set on piers consisting of steel rings filled with concrete; each of these spans is 80 feet (24 m) long. The bridge's construction date and builder are unknown; it predates the standardization of bridge designs in the state in 1923. It is estimated to date to the early 1900s.[2]
Mountain Fork Bridge | |
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  Location in Arkansas  Location in United States | |
| Nearest city | Hatfield, Arkansas |
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| Coordinates | 34°31′41″N 94°24′0″W / 34.52806°N 94.40000°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Architectural style | Pratt pony truss |
| MPS | Historic Bridges of Arkansas MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 90000540[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 9, 1990 |
The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]
Design edit
The Mountain Fork Bridge is an example of a pony Pratt steel truss bridge.[3]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Mountain Fork Bridge". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-05-04.
- ^ Swanda, Michael (August 26, 1988). "Mountain Fork Bridge" (PDF). Historic American Engineering Record. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
External links edit
Media related to Mountain Fork Bridge at Wikimedia Commons
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. AR-34, "Mountain Fork Bridge, Spanning Mountain Fork Creek at County Road 38, Hatfield, Polk County, AR", 8 photos, 2 data pages, 1 photo caption page