War Eagle Fair

The beloved War Eagle Bridge is aging, quickly. In an effort to slow the deterioration process until  repairs or replacement can be done, the Benton County Road Department and Arkansas Highway & Transportation Division have put out the following restrictions in regards to traffic crossing the bridge. Please be aware that these are being very strictly enforced . Plan ahead for any adjustments to your normal travel. No vehicles weighing more than 3 tons will be allowed to cross the bridge.  To put that in perspective, that is barely more than a Chevy Tahoe with 4 passengers. No vehicles pulling trailers will be allowed to cross. No box trucks. Only one vehicle will be allowed to cross at a time. Pedestrian traffic will also be closely monitored and a limited number of people will be allowed on the bridge at a time. These restrictions and precautions will cause delays .  In order to minimize the delays, we are recommending that all visitors plan t...

Hello from the beautiful War Eagle River valley and welcome to our new blog! We are so excited about our new official War Eagle Fair blog.  This will be a place where we share many things about the Fair.  You can expect to see stories about our history, information and updates on upcoming events, and features on our fabulous exhibitors, among other exciting things.  Over time a pattern to our posts will probably emerge, so you'll be able to check back on days that the topics interest you. Many (probably most) of the posts will be written by Cole Seal.  Cole is the great-granddaughter of Fair founder, Blanche Elliott, as well as a board member and coordinator of most of our social media.  She's been around the Fair for her entire life and looks forward to sharing the Fair's rich history as well as current endeavors with readers. Be sure to check back regularly.  We will also mention new blog posts on our Facebook page and Twitter feed to jog your mem...