North Washington Street Bridge

This article is about the bridge in De Witt, Arkansas. For the bridge in Boston, Massachusetts sometimes known as the North Washington Street Bridge, see Charlestown Bridge.
North Washington Street Bridge
Nearest city De Witt, Arkansas
Coordinates 34°18′02″N 91°20′0″W / 34.30056°N 91.33333°W / 34.30056; -91.33333Coordinates: 34°18′02″N 91°20′0″W / 34.30056°N 91.33333°W / 34.30056; -91.33333
Area less than one acre
Built 1942 (1942)
MPS Historic Bridges of Arkansas MPS
NRHP Reference # 13001102[1]
Added to NRHP January 22, 2014

The North Washington Street Bridge is a historic bridge in De Witt, Arkansas. Built in 1910, it carries North Washington Street over Holt Branch, just south of Holt Lane, and is the oldest known concrete bridge span in the state. It consists of two spans of steel girders, resting on concrete abutments and a concrete central pier, with concrete decking. It is 40 feet (12 m) long and has a roadbed 15 feet (4.6 m) wide. Its guard rails consist of metal piping mounted on concrete piers with simple recessed panels as a decorative effect. The short spans of the bridge demonstrate the unfamiliarity with the use of concrete as a bridge-building material.[2]

The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "NRHP nomination for North Washington Street Bridge" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-11-05.


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