Haggard Ford Swinging Bridge

Haggard Ford Swinging Bridge
Nearest city Harrison, Arkansas
Coordinates 36°20′45″N 93°7′50″W / 36.34583°N 93.13056°W / 36.34583; -93.13056Coordinates: 36°20′45″N 93°7′50″W / 36.34583°N 93.13056°W / 36.34583; -93.13056
Area less than one acre
Built 1938 (1938)
Architectural style Suspension Bridge
MPS Historic Bridges of Arkansas MPS
NRHP Reference # 95000790[1]
Added to NRHP June 30, 1995

The Haggard Ford Swinging Bridge is a historic suspension bridge in Boone County, Arkansas. It is located adjacent to Cottonwood Road (which it once carried), about 8 miles (13 km) north of Harrison, and spans Bear Creek. It has poured concrete abutments, towers, and anchorages, and is supported by steel cables. A wooden deck, one travel lane in width, is suspended from steel hangers. The bridge is about 160 feet (49 m) long. The bridge was built 1938-41 with funding from the Works Progress Administration. Fill surrounding the abutments was washed away in 1945, but replaced. The bridge deck was replaced in 1977.[2]

The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[1] It is one of the few surviving historic suspension bridges in the state.[2]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 "NRHP nomination for Haggard Ford Swinging Bridge" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-03-04.


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