The Illinois River Bridge, also known as the Midway Bridge, is a historic concrete arch bridge located in Ozark National Forest. It sits about 6 miles east of Siloam Springs, at the end of Chambers Springs Road, south of United States Route 412.
Built in 1922 by the Luten Bridge Company of Knoxville, Tennessee, the bridge features two elliptical arch spans. Each span covers 68 feet, giving the total structure a length of 139 feet. It is one of a modest number of bridges of this once-popular and common type still remaining in the state.
The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. It has also been documented in a Historic American Engineering Record report, preserving its details as a piece of American engineering history.
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Written by Kyle McLonely
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