The Harp Creek Bridge is a historic bridge in rural northern Newton County, Arkansas, carrying Arkansas Highway 7 across Harp Creek in the hamlet of Harrison. It is an open-spandrel arch bridge, built out of reinforced concrete in 1928 by the Luten Bridge Company. The arches span 69 feet (21 m), and are mounted on piers set 24 feet (7.3 m) from the abutments. The total structure length is 117 feet (36 m), and the deck is 23 feet (7.0 m) wide. Concrete balustrades line the sides of the bridge.[2]
Harp Creek Bridge | |
.jpg) HAER photo, 1988 | |
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| Nearest city |  AR 7, Jasper, Arkansas, vicinity |
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| Coordinates | 36°4′58″N 93°8′14″W / 36.08278°N 93.13722°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1928 |
| Built by | Luten Bridge Company |
| Architectural style | Open spandrel, deck arch |
| MPS | Historic Bridges of Arkansas MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 90000519[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 9, 1990 |
The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]
See also
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edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Harp Creek Bridge". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-09-17.
External links
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Media related to Harp Creek Bridge at Wikimedia Commons
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. AR-9, "Harp Creek Bridge, Spans Harp Creek at State Highway 7, Harrison, Boone County, AR", 8 photos, 9 data pages, 1 photo caption page
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