Difference between revisions of "Main Street Bridge"

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Postcard view of original Main Street Bridge.

Photograph of original Main Street Bridge.

The Main Street Bridge is one of two bridges of that name spanning the Arkansas River in Little Rock-North Little Rock, Arkansas.

The original Main Street Bridge was a seven-span open-spandrel arch bridge. The bridge was replaced in 1973.

A single 2200 foot Little Rock River Rail streetcar track passes over the bridge on the eastern side.

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 The '''Main Street Bridge''' is one of two bridges of that name spanning the [[Arkansas River]] in Little Rock-North Little Rock, Arkansas.
-The original Main Street Bridge was a seven-span open-spandrel wooden arch bridge constructed in 1897. It was called the [[Free Bridge]] because there was no toll for passage from one side to the other. The bridge was replaced in 1973.
+The original Main Street Bridge was a seven-span open-spandrel arch bridge. The bridge was replaced in 1973.
 A single 2200 foot [[Little Rock River Rail]] streetcar track passes over the bridge on the eastern side.