Short Mountain Creek Bridge

Short Mountain Creek Bridge
Location County Road 64 (Short Mountain Road), near Paris, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°18′41″N 93°44′37″W / 35.31139°N 93.74361°W / 35.31139; -93.74361Coordinates: 35°18′41″N 93°44′37″W / 35.31139°N 93.74361°W / 35.31139; -93.74361
Area less than one acre
Built 1928 (1928)
Architectural style Parker pony-truss
MPS Historic Bridges of Arkansas MPS
NRHP Reference # 04001039[1]
Added to NRHP September 24, 2004

The Short Mountain Creek Bridge carries Short Mountain Road across Short Mountain Creek, northwest of Paris, Arkansas. It is a single-span Parker pony truss bridge, with a span measuring 92 feet (28 m) and a total structure length of 93 feet (28 m). It has a deck surface of concrete that is 21.7 feet (6.6 m) wide. It was built in 1928 by the Virginia Bridge Company of Tennessee, and is the only bridge of this type in the area.[2]

The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Short Mountain Creek Bridge" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2016-05-06.


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