The Petit Jean River Bridge is a historic bridge in rural southern
Logan County, Arkansas
Logan County (formerly Sarber County) is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 22,353. Its two county seats are Booneville and Paris.
History
The Arkansas General Assembly defined the state ...
. The bridge carries Old Highway 109 across the
Petit Jean River
The Petit Jean River is a river in west-central Arkansas. The river rises in the Ouachita Mountains in northern Scott County; it flows through Logan County and Yell County, defining the border between Yell County and Conway County before reachi ...
between
Sugar Grove and
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. It consists of a single-span steel Pratt through truss and two masonry approach spans, set on concrete piers in the river. The total structure length is , with a roadway width of and a total width of . The bridge was built in 1938.
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 1995.
See also
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Petit Jean River Bridge (Yell County, Arkansas)
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References
External links
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Historic American Engineering Record in Arkansas
Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas
National Register of Historic Places in Logan County, Arkansas
Bridges completed in 1938
Steel bridges in the United States
1938 establishments in Arkansas
Transportation in Logan County, Arkansas
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