Waterside Street Bridge

Summary

The Waterside Street Bridge is a historic bridge, carrying Waterside Street across an inlet of Lake Number 1 in North Little Rock, Arkansas. It is a rustic closed-spandrel masonry structure, with an exterior of rough uncoursed fieldstone that rises to parapet above the side of the roadbed. It is one of four masonry bridges built between 1929 and 1939 by developer Justin Matthews as part of the Lakewood subdivision.[2]

Waterside Street Bridge
Waterside Street Bridge is located in Arkansas
Waterside Street Bridge
Location in Arkansas
Waterside Street Bridge is located in the United States
Waterside Street Bridge
Location in United States
LocationWaterside Street near junction with East 31st Street, North Little Rock, Arkansas
Coordinates34°46′59″N 92°14′46″W / 34.78306°N 92.24611°W / 34.78306; -92.24611
Arealess than one acre
Built1935 (1935)
ArchitectFrank Carmean
Architectural styleClosed-spandrel masonry deck
MPSHistoric Bridges of Arkansas MPS
NRHP reference No.90000888[1]
Added to NRHPJune 14, 1990

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. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Waterside Street Bridge". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2016-03-06.

External links edit

  • Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. AR-72, "Waterside Street Bridge, Spanning Lake 1 Tributary at Waterside Street, North Little Rock, Pulaski County, AR", 8 data pages