Petit_Jean_River_Bridge_(Yell_County,_Arkansas)

Petit Jean River Bridge (Yell County, Arkansas)

Petit Jean River Bridge (Yell County, Arkansas)

United States historic place

The Petit Jean River Bridge was a historic bridge in rural northeastern Yell County, Arkansas. It is located north of Ola, and carries County Road 49 across the Petit Jean River. It was a single-span Pratt through truss, with a truss length of 119 feet (36 m) long, and a total structure length of 159 feet (48 m). The trusses rest on concrete pillars. The bridge was 12 feet (3.7 m) wide, allowing for a single lane of traffic. Built in 1930, it was one of three Pratt truss bridges in the county.[2] On February 1, 2019, the bridge was destroyed by an undertrained trucker who was unable to comprehend the clearly marked weight limits of the structure (15 tons)[3]

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The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010, and was delisted in 2019.[1]

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References

  1. [1]
    "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. [2]
    "NRHP nomination for Petit Jean River Bridge". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
  3. [3]
    "PHOTOS: Historic Arkansas bridge collapses after GPS leads trucker to span".


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