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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.  
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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 14:28, 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.

External links