Main Street Bridge (New Blaine, Arkansas)

Summary

The Main Street Bridge carries Sellers Street across a portion of the Silver Smith Branch in New Blaine, Arkansas. Built in 1922, it is a closed-spandrel masonry arch bridge, built out of locally quarried stone. It has a total length of 19 feet (5.8 m) and is about 20 feet (6.1 m) wide. It is named "Main Street Bridge" because Sellers Street was known as Main Street at the time of its construction, and was the principal route from the railroad depot to New Blaine's commercial and industrial area.[2]

Main Street Bridge
Main Street Bridge (New Blaine, Arkansas) is located in Arkansas
Main Street Bridge (New Blaine, Arkansas)
Location in Arkansas
Main Street Bridge (New Blaine, Arkansas) is located in the United States
Main Street Bridge (New Blaine, Arkansas)
Location in United States
LocationSellers St. at Silver Smith Branch, New Blaine, Arkansas
Coordinates35°17′19″N 93°25′13″W / 35.28861°N 93.42028°W / 35.28861; -93.42028
Arealess than one acre
Built1922 (1922)
Built byAaron Moore, et.al.
Architectural styleMasonry closed spandrel arch
MPSNew Blaine, Arkansas MPS
NRHP reference No.02000755[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 11, 2002

The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[1]

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References edit

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Main Street Bridge". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2016-05-18.