Beaver Bridge (Arkansas)
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Facing north, the bridge is decorated in red, white and blue bunting to celebrate Independence Day
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| Coordinates | 36°28′15″N 93°46′06″W / 36.4708°N 93.7683°WCoordinates: 36°28′15″N 93°46′06″W / 36.4708°N 93.7683°W |
| Carries | One lane of  AR 187, pedestrians and bicycles |
| Crosses | Table Rock Lake (an impoundment of the White River) |
| Locale | Beaver, Carroll County, Arkansas |
| Maintained by | Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD) |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Suspension, truss arch |
| Material | Steel with timber decking |
| Total length | 554.2 ft (168.9202 m) |
| Width | 11.2 ft (3.414 m) (roadway) 12.1 ft (3.688 m) (deck) |
| Height | 746 ft (227.4 m) |
| Longest span | 312.0 ft (95.0976 m) |
| Clearance above | 13.8 ft (4.206 m) |
| History | |
| Designer | AHTD |
| Construction start | December 19, 1947 |
| Construction end | 1949 |
| Opened | 1949 |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | 650 |
| Designated | April 9, 1990 |
| Reference no. | 90000730 |
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.
The bridge was bid on December 19, 1947 to Pioneer Construction Company of Malvern, Arkansas. Since the construction was coincident with the building of Table Rock Dam, completion was delayed until 1949 as the United States Army Corps of Engineers required the bridge to be raised 40 feet (12 m). Upon completion, the bridge remained a vital link for the citizens of Beaver until its closure for major deck rehabilitation in 1981. Further rehabilitation occurred in 2003. As of 2014, the bridge is open to traffic.
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