October 28, 1989

Winkley Bridge at Turney’s Ferry, one of three bridges over the Little Red River, collapsed, killing five people. The bridge was known locally as “Swinging Bridge” and had become something of a tourist attraction after it was closed to vehicular traffic in 1972.

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