The Petit Jean River Bridge is a historic bridge in rural southern Logan County, Arkansas. The bridge carries Old Highway 109 across the Petit Jean River between Sugar Grove and Magazine. 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 273 feet (83 m), with a roadway width of 19 feet (5.8 m) and a total width of 24 feet (7.3 m). The bridge was built in 1938.[2]
Petit Jean River Bridge | |
Location in Arkansas | |
Nearest city | Sugar Grove, Arkansas |
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Coordinates | 35°5′48″N 93°48′3″W / 35.09667°N 93.80083°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1938 |
Architectural style | Pratt through truss |
MPS | Historic Bridges of Arkansas MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 95000646[1] |
Added to NRHP | May 26, 1995 |
The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Petit Jean River Bridge". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2016-05-08.
External links
edit- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. AR-73, "Buttram Ford Bridge, Spanning Petit Jean River at Old AR 109 (Magazine-Sugar Grove Road), Sugar Grove, Logan County, AR", 6 data pages