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gravestones on green grass and sign saying "Akron Cemetery" and trees in background

Metal bridge with obstructions to prevent car traffic and a picnic table on it

Arkansas Highway 57 Bridge

Metal bridge with obstructions

Arkansas Highway 57 Bridge

Metal bridge with obstructions

Arkansas Highway 57 Bridge

Long string of train cars on train tracks as seen from above

Arkansas Highway 57 Bridge View

Steel railroad bridge across a river

Baring Cross Bridge

Steel arch bridge being built over a river with train cars on tracks in the foreground

Baring Cross Bridge

Steel truss bridge under construction over river with town buildings in the background

Baring Cross Bridge

White man in suit and tie

wooden bridge with yellow trusses over a body of water

distant elevated view of dam holding back water and the dry spillway and embankment

Beaver Dam and Lake

Highway bridge and river with river bank in foreground

Black River Bridge

Lake and dam and trees

Blue Mountain Dam

Concrete tunnel entrances on highway

Bobby Hopper Tunnel

Two highway tunnels through a tree-covered mountainside with street lamps

Bobby Hopper Tunnel

Metal bridge crossing no water. Sign adjacent

Bowstring Bridge

Metal bridge over river; city in background

Broadway Bridge

Steel arch bridge being torn down by crane barge on river

Broadway Bridge Demolition

Concrete arch bridge over river during restoration with multistory buildings in the background

Broadway Bridge Remodel

Steel bridge spanning river with sand bar trees in foreground and mountain ridge behind

Buffalo River Bridge

Concrete dam with lake and trees in the background

Bull Shoals Dam

Row of cylindrical objects in long corridor

Bull Shoals Dam Power Plants

Steel and concrete river bridge with overgrown embankment and trees

Cache River Bridge

River with dam under construction and trees in background

Carpenter Dam Construction

Concrete dam under construction with cranes and worker standing on bridge

Carpenter Dam Construction

Crowd of white people gathered with stairs tower and raised tracks

Carpenter Dam Construction

Train approaching bridge with people standing around

Large group of people walking past large Corps of Engineers sign

Corps of Engineers Sign

Narrow steel bridge with wooden slats over wooded creek

Cossatot River Bridge

Steel truss bridge over river with tree-covered countryside in the background

Two-lane road across concrete arch bridge with railings

Concrete bridge under construction

Cotter Bridge Construction

Construction site with two ends of concrete bridge and buildings

Cotter Bridge Construction

Lock and dam on river as seen from shore

Dardanelle Lock and Dam No. 10

aerial view of lake with dam and tree covered shores

DeGray Dam and Lake

Older African-American man in suit and bow tie

Rectangular frame steel bridge over creek in dense forest

Fryers Ford Bridge

curving road going over bridge over creek

Galla Creek Bridge

Steel cantilever bridge over river at sunset

Helena-West Helena Bridge

Arched suspension bridge with lights at sunset over a river

Hernando de Soto Bridge

double arch support bridge over reflective forested river, half-submerged car wheel in shallow river foreground

Illinois River Bridge

Steel arch foot bridge over river with elevator and stairs and small walking bridge leading up to it

Junction Bridge

Close-up of steel arch walking bridge over river with elevator and stairs

Junction Bridge

Metal bridge crossing river

Junction Bridge

Metal bridge crossing river

Junction Bridge

Close-up of entrance to steel arch walking bridge with elevator and stairs

Junction Bridge Entrance

Red and white radio tower against blue skies

White man with a mustache in hat and glasses

Older white man wearing a hat and glasses and a cardigan sweater sitting on a speaker in a room with sound proofing panels

Group of men and stacks of sandbags on flooded shore with farm under water nearby

Knowlton Landing

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