Located adjacent to Washington Street, the bridge is constructed out of triangular concrete piers, metal cables 1.25 inches (3.2 cm) thick, with wooden planking supported by runner borders bolted to the cables. The bridge is 104 feet (32 m) long, its piers set 60 feet (18 m) apart. At its highest point, the bridge is about 16 feet (4.9 m) above the ground. The bridge is one of a small number of suspension bridges in the state, and one of its most distinctive.[2]
Historyedit
The bridge was built in 1927 during the local rebuilding effort following the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927.[3][2] The bridge was built by miners who were out of work due to the floods, and it replaced an earlier bridge which had been washed out by those floods that year.[4]
The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 24, 2007 (as "Zinc Swinging Bridge-BO0162", reflecting the inclusion of its state cultural survey identifier).[1]
In June 2014, the swinging bridge partially collapsed due to the failure of its mostly shale western pier during repair work that was being done on it due to cracking which had first developed several years prior. Local government and residents endeavored to rebuild it without a grant as they felt that would take too long to be approved, and they needed it in place before heavy spring rainstorms which often render Sugar Orchard Creek impassable. The rebuilt bridge was completed in 2015 and followed the original structural design. The incident did not affect its listing on the NRHP.[4][5]
^ ab"NRHP nomination for Zinc Swinging Bridge". arkansaspreservation.com. Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 7 Mar 2015.
^"Zinc (Boone County)". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
^ abBowden, Bill (2015-04-12). "To beat storms, town pitches in to fix bridge". Arkansas Online. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
^"Editorial: Self-reliance for an Arkansas town's bridge repair: A town in the Ozarks shuns help to restore its famous swinging span". The Washington Times. Washington, D.C.: Larry Beasley. 27 Jun 2014. Retrieved 27 Nov 2018.
zinc, swinging, bridge, pedestrian, suspension, bridge, spanning, sugar, orchard, creek, small, town, zinc, arkansas, united, states, that, listed, national, register, historic, places, bo0162u, national, register, historic, placeslocation, arkansasshow, arkan. The Zinc Swinging Bridge is a pedestrian suspension bridge spanning Sugar Orchard Creek in the small town of Zinc Arkansas United States that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places 1 Zinc Swinging Bridge BO0162U S National Register of Historic PlacesLocation in ArkansasShow map of ArkansasLocation in United StatesShow map of the United StatesLocation8039 Washington St Zinc ArkansasCoordinates36 17 5 N 92 54 55 W 36 28472 N 92 91528 W 36 28472 92 91528Arealess than one acreBuilt1927 1927 Architectural styleWire Cable Suspension BridgeNRHP reference No 06001286 1 Added to NRHPJanuary 24 2007 Contents 1 Description 2 History 3 See also 4 ReferencesDescription editLocated adjacent to Washington Street the bridge is constructed out of triangular concrete piers metal cables 1 25 inches 3 2 cm thick with wooden planking supported by runner borders bolted to the cables The bridge is 104 feet 32 m long its piers set 60 feet 18 m apart At its highest point the bridge is about 16 feet 4 9 m above the ground The bridge is one of a small number of suspension bridges in the state and one of its most distinctive 2 History editThe bridge was built in 1927 during the local rebuilding effort following the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 3 2 The bridge was built by miners who were out of work due to the floods and it replaced an earlier bridge which had been washed out by those floods that year 4 The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 24 2007 as Zinc Swinging Bridge BO0162 reflecting the inclusion of its state cultural survey identifier 1 In June 2014 the swinging bridge partially collapsed due to the failure of its mostly shale western pier during repair work that was being done on it due to cracking which had first developed several years prior Local government and residents endeavored to rebuild it without a grant as they felt that would take too long to be approved and they needed it in place before heavy spring rainstorms which often render Sugar Orchard Creek impassable The rebuilt bridge was completed in 2015 and followed the original structural design The incident did not affect its listing on the NRHP 4 5 See also edit nbsp National Register of Historic Places portal National Register of Historic Places listings in Boone County Arkansas List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in ArkansasReferences edit a b c National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service July 9 2010 a b NRHP nomination for Zinc Swinging Bridge arkansaspreservation com Arkansas Preservation Retrieved 7 Mar 2015 Zinc Boone County Encyclopedia of Arkansas Retrieved 2020 07 24 a b Bowden Bill 2015 04 12 To beat storms town pitches in to fix bridge Arkansas Online Retrieved 2020 07 24 Editorial Self reliance for an Arkansas town s bridge repair A town in the Ozarks shuns help to restore its famous swinging span The Washington Times Washington D C Larry Beasley 27 Jun 2014 Retrieved 27 Nov 2018 nbsp This article about a property in Boone County Arkansas on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a bridge in Arkansas is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Zinc Swinging Bridge amp oldid 1157428828, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
