DeGray Creek Bridge

Summary

The DeGray Creek Bridge is a historic bridge in rural Clark County, Arkansas. It carries County Road 50 (Blish Road) over DeGray Creek, west of the county seat Arkadelphia. It is single-span Pratt pony truss bridge that is 61 feet (19 m) long, resting on concrete abutments. Its trusses were purchased by the county from the Hope Bridge Company and the Stupp Brothers Bridge and Iron Works in 1915. They were moved to the present bridge circa 1970, when the original location was slated to be flooded by the construction of DeGray Dam.[2]

DeGray Creek Bridge
DeGray Creek Bridge is located in Arkansas
DeGray Creek Bridge
Location in Arkansas
DeGray Creek Bridge is located in the United States
DeGray Creek Bridge
Location in United States
LocationCounty Road 50 over DeGray Creek, Arkadelphia, Arkansas
Coordinates34°9′21″N 93°9′38″W / 34.15583°N 93.16056°W / 34.15583; -93.16056
Arealess than one acre
Built1915 (1915)
Architectural stylePratt pony truss
MPSHistoric Bridges of Arkansas MPS
NRHP reference No.09001239[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 21, 2010

The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.[1]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for DeGray Creek Bridge". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-08-17.

External links edit

  Media related to DeGray Creek Bridge at Wikimedia Commons

  • Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. AR-81, "DeGray Creek Bridge, Spanning DeGray Creek at Blish Road (CR 50), Arkadelphia, Clark County, AR", 7 photos, 3 measured drawings, 6 data pages, 1 photo caption page