Junction Bridge
The Junction Bridge is an old railway bridge spanning the Arkansas River between North Little Rock and Little Rock, Arkansas. The bridge is currently being converted for pedestrian and bicycle use as part of the Arkansas River Trail. North Little Rock is paying $225,000 for their share of the project. Little Rock has allocated $447,000. Federal grants, the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department, and Pulaski County will pay the rest of the $5.8 million project. The engineering assessment of the bridge, which included underwater study, was done by McClelland Engineering.
The Junction Bridge was constructed by the Choctaw and Memphis Railroad in 1899. The railroad line soon fell into the hands of the Union Pacific Railroad. Traffic over the bridge ceased in 1984.
References
- "Our Town: Little Rock Notebook," Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, January 1, 2008.
