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'''Fryer's Ford Bridge''' (also known as the Solgohachia Bridge) was an iron single-span Pratt thru-truss span crossing the East Fork of [[Point Remove Creek]] near [[Solgohachia]], Arkansas. The bridge, constructed in 1890-1891, is the only remaining extant work of the Wrought Iron Bridge Company of Canton, Ohio. In April 2011 the bridged collapsed under the weight of a nine-ton truck. | '''Fryer's Ford Bridge''' (also known as the Solgohachia Bridge) was an iron single-span Pratt thru-truss span crossing the East Fork of [[Point Remove Creek]] near [[Solgohachia]], Arkansas. The bridge, constructed in 1890-1891, is the only remaining extant work of the Wrought Iron Bridge Company of Canton, Ohio. In April 2011 the bridged collapsed under the weight of a nine-ton truck. | ||
− | The bridge is on the National Register of Historic Places. | + | The bridge is named for [[Richard Fryer]], the first postmaster in Solgohachia, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. |
==References== | ==References== | ||
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+ | *Debra Hale-Shelton, "9-Ton Truck Pulls Down 1890s Span," ''Arkansas Democrat-Gazette,'' April 13, 2011. | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
[[Category:Bridges]] | [[Category:Bridges]] |
Latest revision as of 13:28, 9 May 2011
Fryer's Ford Bridge (also known as the Solgohachia Bridge) was an iron single-span Pratt thru-truss span crossing the East Fork of Point Remove Creek near Solgohachia, Arkansas. The bridge, constructed in 1890-1891, is the only remaining extant work of the Wrought Iron Bridge Company of Canton, Ohio. In April 2011 the bridged collapsed under the weight of a nine-ton truck.
The bridge is named for Richard Fryer, the first postmaster in Solgohachia, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
References
- Debra Hale-Shelton, "9-Ton Truck Pulls Down 1890s Span," Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, April 13, 2011.