Augusta in Woodruff County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)

White River Bridge

Photographed by Mark Parker, October 6, 2023

1. White River Bridge Marker

Inscription.
(lower plaque giving history of the bridge)

This plaque was mounted on the old bridge railing approach.
Mayor Thomas Huie obtained it from the state highway department.
It was restored by Paul Brown of American bronze craft of Judsonia, remounted by Calvin Covington and the city workers.
The new bridge was dedicated on August 2, 2001, and the old bridge was imploded on September 12, 2001.

(Upper plaque from original bridge)
1930 White River Bridge Arkansas State Highway Commission ----- Dwight H. Blackwood Chairman Justin Matthews J. Lan Williams J.S. Parks Sam J. Wilson ----- C.S. Christian State Highway Engineer Ira G. Hedrick, Inc. Consulting Engineers Parham Cont. Co. Contractor

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Bridges & Viaducts. A significant historical year for this entry is 1930.

Location. 35° 16.962′ N, 91° 22.001′ W. Marker is in Augusta, Arkansas, in Woodruff County. It is on South 2nd Street near Main Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: S 2nd Street, Augusta AR 72006, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: City of Augusta (here, next to this marker); Chickasaw Crossing (about 400 feet away, measured

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in a direct line); Woodruff County Presbyterian Church (approx. ¼ mile away); Augusta Presbyterian Church (approx. ¼ mile away); Woodruff County War Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Woodruff County Courthouse (approx. 0.4 miles away); Augusta Memorial Park (approx. half a mile away); "It Was a Hard Little Fight" (approx. 5.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Augusta.

Additional keywords. Bridges

Credits. This page was last revised on September 5, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 5, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 210 times since then and 18 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on September 5, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.