The Lee Creek Bridge in Natural Dam, Arkansas was a Pennsylvania through truss bridge that was built in 1934. It was a twin-span bridge with a total length of 587 feet (179 m), which carried Arkansas Highway 59 across Lee Creek. It rested on concrete piers and abutments, had a vertical clearance of 14 feet (4.3 m) and had a roadbed 22 feet (6.7 m) wide.[2]
Lee Creek Bridge | |
Formerly listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
 HAER photo, 1988 | |
  Location in Arkansas  Location in United States | |
| Location |  AR 59 over Lee Creek, Natural Dam, Arkansas |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 35°38′46″N 94°23′37″W / 35.64611°N 94.39361°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1934 |
| Architect | Arkansas Highway & Transportation; M. E. Gillioz |
| Architectural style | Pennsylvania through truss |
| MPS | Historic Bridges of Arkansas MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 90000508[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | April 6, 1990 |
| Removed from NRHP | January 24, 2019 |
The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990,[1] at which time it was one of four surviving Pennsylvania through truss bridges in the state.[2] Another bridge, in Van Buren, also crosses Lee Creek and is listed on the National Register.
This bridge was demolished and replaced in early 2018, and was removed from the National Register early in 2019.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b "NRHP nomination for Lee Creek Bridge". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
External links
edit- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. AR-24, "Lee Creek Bridge (No. 1), Spanning Lee Creek at State Highway 59, Natural Dam, Crawford County, AR", 6 photos, 11 data pages, 1 photo caption page
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