Beaver Bridge (Arkansas)

Beaver Bridge
Facing north, the bridge is decorated in red, white and blue bunting to celebrate Independence Day
Coordinates36°28′15″N 93°46′06″W / 36.4708°N 93.7683°W / 36.4708; -93.7683
CarriesOne lane of AR 187, pedestrians and bicycles
CrossesTable Rock Lake (an impoundment of the White River)
LocaleBeaver, Carroll County, Arkansas
Maintained byArkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD)
Characteristics
DesignSuspension
MaterialSteel with timber decking
Total length554.2 ft (168.9202 m)
Width11.2 ft (3.414 m) (roadway)
12.1 ft (3.688 m) (deck)
Height746 ft (227.4 m)
Longest span312.0 ft (95.0976 m)
Clearance above13.8 ft (4.206 m)
History
DesignerAHTD
Construction startDecember 19, 1947 (December 19, 1947)
Construction end1949 (1949)
Opened1949; 75 years ago (1949)
Statistics
Daily traffic650[1]
DesignatedApril 9, 1990[2]
Reference no.90000730
Location
Map

The Beaver Bridge in Beaver, Arkansas, is a historic one-lane suspension bridge carrying Arkansas Highway 187 over the White River at Table Rock Lake. Built in 1949 by the Pioneer Construction Company, the structure is the only suspension bridge open to traffic in Arkansas. The Beaver Bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[2]

  1. ^ Planning and Research Division (2012). "Arkansas Road Log Database". Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Archived from the original (MDB) on June 23, 2011. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
  2. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.