North Fork Bridge (Arkansas)

North Fork Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
File:North Fork Bridge.jpg
Location	AR 5, over North Fork of the White River, Norfork, Arkansas
Coordinates
Area	less than one acre
Architectural style	Warren Deck Truss, Other
MPS	Historic Bridges of Arkansas MPS
NRHP Reference #	90000512
Added to NRHP	April 9, 1990

The North Fork Bridge carries Arkansas Highway 5 over the North Fork River, or the North Fork of the White River, in Norfork, Arkansas. It is a modern steel girder bridge, replacing a 1937 Warren deck truss bridge, which was the first road crossing of the North Fork River in Norfork. The 1937 bridge, demolished in 2014, was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1990.

History

The 1937 bridge was a four-span structure designed by the Arkansas Highway & Transportation and built by Vincennes Bridge Co. A total of 518 feet (158 m) in length, the bridge represented an early example steel deck construction. Two of the spans were cantilevered, extending 28 feet (8.5 m) beyond the piers and providing the suspension points for the other two spans. The bridge was documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in 1988.

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Baxter County, Arkansas
• List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas

External links

• Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. AR-10, "North Fork Bridge, Spans North Fork of White River at State Highway 5, Norfork, Baxter County, AR"