General Information
| Completion: | 1907 |
|---|---|
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Parker type truss bridge |
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| Function / usage: |
Road bridge |
| Material: |
Steel bridge |
| Structure: |
Through truss bridge |
Awards and Distinctions
| 1985 |
for registered users |
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Location
| Location: |
War Eagle, Benton County, Arkansas, USA |
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| Crosses: |
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| Coordinates: | 36° 16' 3.18" N 93° 56' 36.03" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 55.78 m | |
| length | 92.69 m | |
| deck width | 4.57 m |
Materials
| truss |
steel
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Significance
The construction of the 182-foot-span at War Eagle was development in the growing economy in northwest Arkansas. Built by the Illinois Steel Bridge Company in 1907, the War Eagle Bridge is significant as one of six Parker through trusses in Arkansas. The bridge is located next to a reconstructed grist mill, which is fourth in a series of mills on the same site dating back to 1832.
Report HAER AR-50 of the Historic American Engineering Record
Excerpt from Wikipedia
The War Eagle Bridge is a historic bridge in War Eagle, Arkansas, United States, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Description
The bridge one lane steel bridge is located on War Eagle Road (County Road 98), passing over the War Eagle Creek. It was built in 1907 and adjoins the War Eagle Mill.
The construction plans and drawings, contract, and correspondence are available at the Benton County Courthouse.
History
The bridge occupies the site of a ford that has been used since the 1830s. Sylvanus Blackburn built a two-story log house near the west side and a mill on the east side of the ford in 1832. By the early twentieth century the mill was producing 40 barrels of flour per day, creating a need for better access to local markets.
The bridge was constructed in 1907 by the Illinois Steel Bridge Company of Jacksonville, Illinois for a contracted amount of $4,790 (equivalent to $1,314,067 in 2019). It is the only Parker truss bridge in northwest Arkansas, and one of only seventeen steel truss bridges in the state. It has a span of 182 feet (55 m), and an approach of 40 feet on the east side of the bridge. The stone range work pier and abutment on the eastern end and wooden planking for the bridge flooring were provided locally. The stone pier and abutment were replaced with a concrete structure in 1982.
The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 19, 1985.
Text imported from Wikipedia article "War Eagle Bridge" and modified on March 2, 2021 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.
Participants
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (1984): Great American Bridges and Dams. A National Trust Guide. John Wiley & Sons, New York (USA), pp. 166-167.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20003557 - Published on:
10/06/2002 - Last updated on:
20/05/2021
