North Washington Street Bridge

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ARKANSAS

Arkansas County

North Washington Street Bridge, (Historic Bridges of Arkansas MPS) N. Washington St. over Holt Branch, DeWitt, 13001102

The North Washington Street Bridge is being nominated to the National Register of Historic Places under Criterion C with local significance as a good example of early twentieth- century bridge-building technology. The North Washington Street Bridge, which is the oldest known concrete bridge in Arkansas, illustrates early concrete bridge design in Arkansas, and the decorative detailing gives the bridge a level of architectural style that was not normally found in bridges of the period, especially in the state's smaller towns. The North Washington Street Bridge nomination is being submitted under the multiple property listing -Historic Bridges of Arkansas- and under associated historic context Early Transportation Era. [NRHP Nomination Form]

Facts 

Overview

Slab bridge over Holt Branch on North Washington Street

Location

Dewitt, Arkansas County, Arkansas

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1910

Builder

- Graham & Boals

Design

Slab

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 19.0 ft.
Total length: 42.0 ft.
Deck width: 18.0 ft.

Recognition

Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on January 22, 2014

Also called

Holt Branch Bridge

Approximate latitude, longitude

+34.30083, -91.33333   (decimal degrees)
34°18'03" N, 91°19'60" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

15/653376/3796769 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

De Witt

Average daily traffic (as of 1987)

1,765

Inventory numbers

AHTD 19000 (Arkansas Highway and Transportation Dept. bridge number)
NRHP 13001102 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 59042 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection report (as of March 2016)

Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 28.8 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

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Update Log 

• August 15, 2014: Updated by Dave King: Updated NRHP status: listed; added description and imported photo
• December 20, 2013: Added by K. A. Erickson

Sources 

• K. A. Erickson
• DeWitt bridge nominated to historic register - Stuttgart Daily Leader report
• Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com
• nps.gov - NRHP Nomination Form

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