Cedar Creek Bridge (Petit Jean State Park, Arkansas)

Summary

The Davies Bridge carries Red Bluff Drive across Cedar Creek, just north of Arkansas Highway 154 in Petit Jean State Park, Arkansas. It is a single-span closed-spandrel masonry arch structure, with an arch 20 feet (6.1 m) long and 10 feet (3.0 m) high. It is built out of mortared ashlar fieldstone laid in courses, with some stones left rusticated and protruding from the sides. The bridge was built in 1934 by a crew of the Civilian Conservation Corps that was developing the park's facilities.[2]

Davies Bridge (on Cedar Creek)
Bridge profile
Cedar Creek Bridge (Petit Jean State Park, Arkansas) is located in Arkansas
Cedar Creek Bridge (Petit Jean State Park, Arkansas)
Location in Arkansas
Cedar Creek Bridge (Petit Jean State Park, Arkansas) is located in the United States
Cedar Creek Bridge (Petit Jean State Park, Arkansas)
Location in United States
LocationOff Highway 154, over Cedar Creek at Roosevelt Lake within Petit Jean State Park
Coordinates35°7′43″N 92°55′30″W / 35.12861°N 92.92500°W / 35.12861; -92.92500
Built1934 (1934)
ArchitectLadd Davies, CCC
Architectural styleClosed spandrel, deck arch
Part ofPetit Jean State Park-Lake Bailey-Roosevelt Lake Historic District (ID92000515)
MPSHistoric Bridges of Arkansas MPS
NRHP reference No.90000520[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPApril 9, 1990
Designated CPMay 28, 1992

The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Davies Bridge". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2016-03-31.

External links edit

  • Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. AR-31, "Cedar Creek Bridge, Spanning Cedar Creek adjacent to State Highway 154, Morrilton, Conway County, AR", 7 photos, 11 data pages, 1 photo caption page