Haggard Ford Swinging Bridge, suspension bridge in Boone County, Arkansas, United States

Haggard Ford Swinging Bridge is a 160-foot steel-cable suspension bridge over Bear Creek north of Harrison, Arkansas. Cast-in-place concrete abutments, towers and anchorages carry the cables, and steel hangers hold a one-lane wooden deck. It stands beside Cottonwood Road, which it once carried.

The bridge was built between 1938 and 1941 with Works Progress Administration funding. In 1945, floodwaters washed away the fill around its abutments, which was later replaced. The wooden deck was replaced in 1977, and the bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.

The name comes from the Haggard ford, the creek crossing the bridge was built to serve; the sources record no Nancy Haggard. The bridge stands beside Cottonwood Road, which it once carried, and its single-lane wooden deck is still crossed on foot. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.

You can reach the bridge from Cottonwood Road just north of Harrison, and it offers a quiet place for a walk. The wooden deck may be slippery when wet, so wear good shoes and take care during bad weather.

The bridge is one of the few surviving historic suspension bridges in Arkansas, and it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. Its concrete abutments lost their surrounding fill in a 1945 washout, which was later replaced, and the wooden deck was renewed in 1977.