Editing Rockport, Arkansas (section)

=== Early twentieth century through the modern era ===
After several false starts due to financial difficulties, developers managed to complete a plan to build an iron bridge across the Ouachita River to replace the older wooden bridge that had been washed away. The structure itself was begun on August 10, 1900, and completed on November 6 of the same year, with a dedication ceremony and community meal on November 8. The bridge was put on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1992, only to be removed after it was damaged by storms and flooding in 1987 and 1990. The last vestiges of the wreckage were salvaged from the Ouachita River in 2004.<ref name="EoA"/>

During the Arkansas Centennial Celebration in June 1936, [[President of the United States|President]] [[Franklin D. Roosevelt|Franklin Roosevelt]] visited the State of Arkansas. After morning events in [[Hot Springs, Arkansas|Hot Springs]] and lunch with businessman Harvey Couch, the president and his party attended a service at the Methodist church in Rockport, which was followed by a parade. After the parade, the group traveled to [[Little Rock, Arkansas|Little Rock]] for additional festive observances.<ref name="EoA"/>