Junction Bridge

 footbridge  Add category

Built in 1884 by the Choctaw and Memphis Railroad, and operated by the Union Pacific Railroad, the Junction Bridge carried trains across the Arkansas River until 1984.
The Junction Bridge Project adapted the Junction Railroad Bridge for pedestrian and bicycle use, linking both sides of the Arkansas River as an integral part of the Six Bridges Plan.
Ownership of the Junction Bridge was transferred to the City of Little Rock as a part of it's transaction with the Union Pacific Railroad, to acquire railroad right of way in the River Market area. In 2001, the Cities of Little Rock, North Little Rock and Pulaski County requested grant funds from the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department / Federal Department of Transportation to adapt the Junction Railroad Bridge from railroad use to pedestrian and bicycle use.