Highway 79 Bridge
Highway 79 Bridge | |
HABS photo, 1988 | |
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Location | US 79 and White River, Clarendon, Arkansas |
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Coordinates | 34°41′22″N 91°19′1″W / 34.68944°N 91.31694°WCoordinates: 34°41′22″N 91°19′1″W / 34.68944°N 91.31694°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1930 |
Architectural style | Warren Truss |
MPS | Clarendon MRA |
NRHP Reference # |
84000190[1] (original) 15000629 (increase) |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | November 1, 1984 |
Boundary increase | September 28, 2015 |
The Highway 79 Bridge is a historic bridge in Clarendon, Arkansas. It is a tall two-span Warren truss bridge, carrying two-lane U.S. Route 79 (US 79), a major arterial highway in the region, across the White River just west of the city's downtown. The steel truss has a total length of 720 feet (220 m), set on four concrete piers. The outer pairs of piers are 160 feet (49 m) apart, and the middle pair are 400 feet (120 m) apart. The approaches are concrete, set on concrete pilings, with the western approach continuing for some 3 miles (4.8 km) across secondary water bodies. The bridge was built in 1930-31 by the Austin Bridge Company.[2]
The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]
See also
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- National Register of Historic Places listings in Monroe County, Arkansas
- List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "NRHP nomination for Highway 79 Bridge" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-06-16.
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