The address is Springfield, Ar, which is where the bridge WAS. The map take your car o the town of Des Ark. the Springfield Des Ark beige was never there. We where told the bridge is now in Conway, Ar. We never actually got to see it , because we followed the map. read more

I made my first movie in 25 years at the site of the oldest iron truss bridge in Arkansas. The Springfield bridge was completed in July 21, 1874 to allow merchants on their wagons/horses to transport goods further down the road to the Des Arcs landing on the Arkansas River. Considering my short movie involved a tale of Confederate ghosts, I was happy to find out that soldiers from both sides used the road which approached the future site of the bridge. The bridge's iron came from King Iron Bridge Co. in Kansas and the stone piers were from a quarry two miles away. The bridge allowed cars to cross up until 1989 and became a pedestrian bridge until a new bridge replaced it in 1991. Now it is a shadow of its former self though one can venture onto the oak planks (rotted in some spots) about halfway. We filmed a chase scene here and had no misfortunes befall us. It sits off the Springfield Rd. back in a forest and during rainy season it's next to impossible to get to because of flooding from Cadron Creek. Equally bothersome are the clouds of mosquitoes which attack those unprepared in the hot summer. But it's a fun, unknown spot which is on the National Registry of Bridges. Haunting and beautiful, it's worth the effort to visit here. read more

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