The Lee Creek Bridge is a historic bridge across
Lee Creek in
Van Buren, Arkansas
Van Buren ( ) is the second-largest city in the Fort Smith, Arkansas–Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area and the county seat of Crawford County, Arkansas, United States. The city is located directly northeast of Fort Smith at the Interstat ...
. Now closed to traffic, it is a three-span truss bridge located west of Rena Road on the city's west side. The bridge's single Pratt through truss was built in 1898, and a pair of Warren pony trusses were erected in 1930 to replace a second Pratt truss. The trusses rest on original stone piers. The bridge has a total length of , of which is the Pratt truss. The bridge was bypassed and closed in 1995.
The bridge was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
in 2010.
See also
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Lee Creek Bridge (Natural Dam, Arkansas)
The Lee Creek Bridge in Natural Dam, Arkansas was a Pennsylvania through truss bridge that was built in 1934. It was a twin-span bridge with a total length of , which carried Arkansas Highway 59 across Lee Creek. It rested on concrete piers and a ...
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References
Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas
Bridges completed in 1898
Buildings and structures in Van Buren, Arkansas
National Register of Historic Places in Crawford County, Arkansas
Transportation in Crawford County, Arkansas
Pratt truss bridges in the United States
Metal bridges in the United States
Warren truss bridges in the United States
1898 establishments in Arkansas
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