The Miller Creek Bridge is a historic bridge, carrying Miller Creek Road across Miller Creek, just north of the city limits of Batesville, Arkansas. Built in 1914, it is the state's oldest surviving concrete bridge. It is a two-span arched structure with a total length of 123 feet (37 m), and a width of 12 feet (3.7 m), carrying a single lane of traffic. The bridge is somewhat overengineered, as the use of concrete in bridge construction was then relatively new, and knowledge of the material's properties in this application was not well understood.[2]

Miller Creek Bridge
HAER photo, 2008
Miller Creek Bridge is located in Arkansas
Miller Creek Bridge
Location in Arkansas
Miller Creek Bridge is located in the United States
Miller Creek Bridge
Location in United States
Nearest cityBatesville, Arkansas
Coordinates35°46′56″N 91°37′19″W / 35.78222°N 91.62194°W / 35.78222; -91.62194
Arealess than one acre
Built1914 (1914)
ArchitectJack Hanford, W. E. Fugett
Architectural styleConcrete arch
MPSHistoric Bridges of Arkansas MPS
NRHP reference No.09001249[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 21, 2010

The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Miller Creek Bridge". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-07-30.
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