The Old River Bridge is a historic bridge spanning the Saline River near Benton in Saline County, Arkansas. Now closed to traffic, it formerly carried River Street in Benton across the river south of the city. It is a two-span through truss bridge, mounted on cylindrical concrete columns. It was built in 1889 along the route of the historic military road through the area, and is one of the state's oldest surviving bridges. It was taken out of service in 1974.[2]
Old River Bridge | |
 HAER photo, 1988 | |
  Location in Arkansas  Location in United States | |
| Nearest city | Benton, Arkansas |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 34°32′27″N 92°36′25″W / 34.54083°N 92.60694°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1889 |
| NRHP reference No. | 77000277[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 15, 1977 |
As of April 2020 the bridge has been taken down and will be rebuilt as part of the project to put a multi-use trail from Little Rock to Hot Springs on the path of the old Southwest Trail.[3]
The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.[1]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Old River Bridge (Saline County, Arkansas).
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. AR-46, "Old River Bridge, Spanning Saline River at Old Military Road (River Road), Benton, Saline County, AR", 5 photos, 17 data pages, 1 photo caption page