Old Benton-Sardis Road Bridge
Old Benton-Sardis Road Bridge | |
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Location | North of Highway 183 approximately 1.25 miles (2.01 km) east of Pine Haven Rd. |
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Nearest city | Bauxite, Arkansas |
Coordinates | 34°33′39″N 92°30′11″W / 34.56083°N 92.50306°WCoordinates: 34°33′39″N 92°30′11″W / 34.56083°N 92.50306°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | c. 1919 |
Architectural style | Concrete deck truss |
MPS | Historic Bridges of Arkansas MPS |
NRHP Reference # | 06001274[1] |
Added to NRHP | January 24, 2007 |
The Old Benton—Sardis Road Bridge is a historic bridge off Arkansas Highway 183 in Bauxite, Arkansas. It is a concrete deck truss bridge, with a span of about 15 feet (4.6 m), and is oriented east-west along an old road bed, resting on concrete abutments with diagonal wing walls. The bridge was built in 1919 as part of a project to build a new road connecting Benton to Sardis, which would facilitate the transport of bauxite mined in the area.[2] Unlike other concrete bridges built at that time, this bridge included fieldstone in its guardrails, which provided a decorative aspect as well as perhaps being inexpensive locally.[3] The method of contracting and construction of the road and bridge, involving the establishment of a road improvement district, was an important advance in the means by which roads were built in Arkansas.[2]
The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1]
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Saline 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.
- 1 2 "NRHP nomination for Old Bentin-Sardis Road Bridge" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-07-11.
- ↑ "Old Benton-Sardis Road Bridge". Arkansas Historic Preservation Program. (includes photo)