Illinois River Bridge (Siloam Springs, Arkansas)

The Illinois River Bridge, also known as the Midway Bridge,[2] is a historic concrete arch bridge near Siloam Springs, Arkansas. It is located in Ozark National Forest, about 6 miles (9.7 km) east of Siloam Springs, at the end of Chambers Springs Road (which it formerly carried) south of United States Route 412. The bridge has two elliptical arch spans, each spanning 68 feet (21 m), with a total structure length of 139 feet (42 m). Built in 1922 by the Luten Bridge Company of Knoxville, Tennessee, it is one of a modest number of bridges of this once-popular and common type remaining in the state.[3]

Illinois River Bridge
Location in Arkansas
Location in United States
Location6 mi. E of Siloam Springs, Siloam Springs, Arkansas
Coordinates36°9′59″N 94°26′1″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1922
MPSBenton County MRA
NRHP reference No.87002420[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 28, 1988

The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1] It has also been documented in a Historic American Engineering Record report.[2]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "Historic American Engineering Record: AR-28 Illinois River Bridge (Midway Bridge)" (PDF). Arkansas State Highways Department.
  3. "NRHP nomination for Illinois River Bridge" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-01-25.


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