The War Eagle Bridge is a historic bridge in War Eagle , Arkansas , United States, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places .
5-618: The one-lane steel truss bridge is located on War Eagle Road (County Road 98), passing over the War Eagle Creek . It was built in 1907 and adjoins the War Eagle Mill . The construction plans and drawings, contract, and correspondence are available at the Benton County Courthouse . The bridge occupies the site of a ford that has been used since the 1830s. Sylvanus Blackburn built a two-story log house near
10-682: Is a stream in Benton , Washington and Madison counties of northwest Arkansas , United States , that is a tributary of the White River . The stream source area is in Madison County in the Boston Mountains just west of the community of Boston and north of Arkansas Route 16 at an elevation of about 2,100 feet (640 m). The stream flows northwest passing under and then running parallel to Arkansas Route 23 passing
15-498: The communities of Witter and Aurora . It flows past the east side of Huntsville and crosses under U.S. Route 412 northeast of Harmony . It turns to the northwest as passes the south side of Withrow Springs State Park and under Route 23 again. It continues passing under Arkansas Highway 45 to the north of Hindsville and passes through the northeast corner of Washington County and into Benton County. The stream passes under Arkansas Highway 303 just west of War Eagle and makes
20-525: The state. It has a span of 182 feet (55 m), and an approach of 40 feet (12 m) on the east side of the bridge. The stone range work pier and abutment on the eastern end and wooden planking for the bridge flooring were provided locally. The stone pier and abutment were replaced with a concrete structure in 1982. The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 19, 1985. War Eagle Creek War Eagle Creek
25-567: The west side and a mill on the east side of the ford in 1832. By the early twentieth century the mill was producing 40 barrels of flour per day, creating a need for better access to local markets. The bridge was constructed in 1907 by the Illinois Steel Bridge Company of Jacksonville, Illinois , for a contracted amount of $ 4,790 (equivalent to $ 1,566,003 in 2023). It is the only Parker truss bridge in northwest Arkansas, and one of only seventeen steel truss bridges in
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