The Little Buffalo River Bridge is a historic bridge in central Newton County, Arkansas. The bridge carries Arkansas Highway 327 across the Little Buffalo River between Parthenon and Jasper. It is a seven-span reinforced concrete T-beam structure, with a total length of 212 feet (65 m) and a longest single span of 30 feet (9.1 m). It has a curb width of 19.1 feet (5.8 m), and an overall width of 22.3 feet (6.8 m), including the concrete balustrades on each side. It was built in 1939.[2]
Little Buffalo River Bridge | |
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  Location in Arkansas  Location in United States | |
| Nearest city |  AR 327, Parthenon, Arkansas |
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| Coordinates | 35°58′7″N 93°13′37″W / 35.96861°N 93.22694°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1939 |
| Built by | Works Progress Administration |
| Architectural style | Reinforced concrete T-beam |
| MPS | Historic Bridges of Arkansas MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 95000647[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 26, 1995 |
The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Little Buffalo River Bridge". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
External links
edit- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. AR-80, "Little Buffalo River Bridge, Spanning Little Buffalo River at AR 327, Parthenon, Newton County, AR", 4 data pages
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