Petit Jean River Bridge
Petit Jean River Bridge is located in Arkansas
Petit Jean River Bridge
Petit Jean River Bridge
Petit Jean River Bridge is located in the United States
Petit Jean River Bridge
Petit Jean River Bridge
Nearest cityOla, Arkansas
Coordinates35°4′43″N 93°14′29″W / 35.07861°N 93.24139°W / 35.07861; -93.24139
Arealess than one acre
Built1930 (1930)
Built byVincennes Bridge Company
Architectural stylePratt Thru Truss
MPSHistoric Bridges of Arkansas MPS
NRHP reference No.09001263[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJanuary 21, 2010
Removed from NRHPSeptember 30, 2019

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]

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


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