Pocahontas in Randolph County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)

Old Black River Bridge

Photographed by Thomas Smith, August 23, 2021

1. Old Black River Bridge Marker

Inscription. This is the site of the Old Black River Bridge. After gaining congressional approval, the Arkansas State Highway Commission design the Bridge, and the Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel Company of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania built it in 1934. The Bridge was composed of thee steel spans; two 130-foot parker trusses and a 230-foot Warren truss swing span. The Bridge totaled 1,254 feet in length including 764 feet of concrete pile trestle approaches, It is significant as a swing bridge, one of six known in Arkansas. The twelve panel center swing span design allowed passage of river traffic. When it opened two channels about 100 feet wide were provide for river traffic. The Black River Bridge was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on April 9, 1990. It was demolished in 2016.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Bridges & Viaducts • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1934.

Location. 36° 15.243′ N, 90° 58.235′ W. Marker is in Pocahontas, Arkansas, in Randolph County. It is on Dickerson St 0.3 miles east of South Bettis Street (U.S. 62), in the median. The marker

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stands in Riverside Park West of the bridge. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Pocahontas AR 72455, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Ozarks.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Steam Engine (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Randolph County Civil War Timeline (approx. ¼ mile away); General Sterling Price's Invasion of Missouri (approx. ¼ mile away); “The Missouri Swamp Fox” is Captured in Pocahontas (approx. 0.3 miles away); Pitman's Ferry (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Pocahontas Civil War River Walk Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Randolph County during the War Between the States (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Black River (approx. 0.4 miles away).

Photographed by Thomas Smith, August 23, 2021

2. Old Black River Bridge Marker

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Credits. This page was last revised on August 31, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 27, 2021, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 405 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 27, 2021, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.