The North Fork Bridge carries Arkansas Highway 5 over the North Fork River, or the North Fork of the White River, in Norfork, Arkansas, United States. 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, but was delisted in 2015.
History
The 1937 bridge was a four-span structure designed by the Arkansas Highway & Transportation and built by Vincennes Bridge Co. A total of in length, the bridge represented an early example steel deck construction. Two of the spans were cantilevered, extending 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
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 Baxter County, Arkansas
References
External links
Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas
White River (Arkansas–Missouri) Historic American Engineering Record in Arkansas Transportation in Baxter County, Arkansas Demolished bridges in the United States National Register of Historic Places in Baxter County, Arkansas Steel bridges in the United States Girder bridges in the United States Warren truss bridges in the United States Buildings and structures demolished in 2014 Former National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas Buildings and structures in Baxter County, Arkansas