historic and notable bridges of the u.s.

Arkansas & Missouri Railroad

Reporting mark: AM



Originally built by the St. Louis-San Francisco Railroad, now used by the Arkansas & Missouri Railroad. Vertical lift span added in the 1970s.

Vertical-lift through truss bridge over the Arkansas River on the Arkansas & Missouri Railroad between Fort Smith and Van Buren in Van Buren

Open for traffic

AM - Fort Smith Bridge (Sebastian County, Arkansas)



Small stone and brick arch bridge over FM 2295 on the Arkansas-Missouri Railroad at the south end of Seligman

Open to one very narrow lane of traffic

AM - Seligman Overpass (Barry County, Missouri)



Built 1935; Replaced by new bridge 1995

Lost Steel stringer bridge over West 6th St (SH 180) on Arkansas-Missouri RR in Fayetteville

Replaced by new bridge

AM - West 6th Street Overpass (Washington County, Arkansas)



Built between 1880 and 1882 and enlarged in 1968. At 1735 ft. in elevation it's the highest pass between the Rockies and Appalachians

Tunnel on Arkansas & Missouri (formerly Frisco) Railroad in Winslow

Open to traffic

AM - Winslow Tunnel (Washington County, Arkansas)



Pony plate girder and wooden trestle bridge over Frog Bayou and AR 282 south of Mountainburg

Open to railroad traffic above and road traffic below

Frog Bayou Railroad Bridge (Crawford County, Arkansas)



Built 1938 by contractor Ed B. Mooney, Inc.; Refurbished 2016

Art Deco concrete bridge over the Arkansas & Missouri Railroad on Lafayette Street in Fayetteville

Open to traffic

Lafayette Street Bridge (Washington County, Arkansas)