Ward's Crossing Bridge

Ward's Crossing Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Ward's Crossing Bridge Location in Arkansas Ward's Crossing Bridge Location in United States
Nearest city	Plainview, Arkansas
Coordinates	34°56′40″N 93°19′40″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1905 (1905)
Built by	Converse Bridge Company
Architectural style	Camelback through truss
MPS	Historic Bridges of Arkansas MPS
NRHP reference No.	08000491
Added to NRHP	June 4, 2008

The Ward's Crossing Bridge is a historic bridge in rural eastern Yell County, Arkansas. The bridge carries County Road 8 across the Fourche La Fave River, south of Plainview. It is a single-span camelback through truss, whose main span measures 160 feet (49 m), with a total structure length, including approaches of 240 feet (73 m). The bridge is mounted on concrete piers, and has a wooden deck carrying a single lane of traffic. The bridge was built in 1905 by the Converse Bridge Company. It is the only camelback truss bridge in the county, and one of only three known in the state.

The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.

See also

• Fourche LaFave River Bridge: a historic bridge over the Fourche La Fave River
• Wallace Bridge: a historic bridge over the Fourche La Fave River
• 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 Yell County, Arkansas

External links

• Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. AR-70, "Ward's Crossing Bridge, Spanning Fourche Lafave River at Sunlight Bay Road (CR 8), Plainview, Yell County, AR", 8 measured drawings, 7 data pages