The Marr's Creek Bridge is a historic bridge spanning
Marr's Creek in
Pocahontas, Arkansas. The
concrete open spandrel deck arch
An arch bridge is a bridge with abutments at each end shaped as a curved arch. Arch bridges work by transferring the weight of the bridge and its loads partially into a horizontal thrust restrained by the abutments at either side. A viaduct (a ...
bridge formerly carried
U.S. Route 67 (US 67), which now passes over the creek on an adjacent modern steel and concrete structure. When built in 1934 by the
Public Works Administration
The Public Works Administration (PWA), part of the New Deal of 1933, was a large-scale public works construction agency in the United States headed by Secretary of the Interior Harold L. Ickes. It was created by the National Industrial Recove ...
, the bridge had a total length of , with six spans, including the main arch across the creek. The bridge was widened slightly at its eastern end in 1950 to accommodate a slight curve.
The bridge was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places in 2008.
See also
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Randolph County, Arkansas
References
External links
Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture entry
Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas
Bridges completed in 1934
U.S. Route 67
Bridges of the United States Numbered Highway System
National Register of Historic Places in Randolph County, Arkansas
Concrete bridges in the United States
Open-spandrel deck arch bridges in the United States
1934 establishments in Arkansas
Public Works Administration in Arkansas
Transportation in Randolph County, Arkansas
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