White Oak Slough Bridge

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South Approach

Photo taken by David Backlin in March 2016

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BH Photo #351078

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Description

This bridge was constructed along with two others between Alicia and Minturn (the Black Spice Ditch and Village Creek Ditch bridges) in 1930. This bridge was bypassed by the 1952 alignment of US 67 and was abandoned.

This bridge lies on the portion of Old US 67 from Alicia to Hoxie, AR that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Facts

Overview: Abandoned concrete tee beam bridge over White Oak Slough on old alignment of US 67
Location: Minturn, Lawrence County, Arkansas
Status: Derelict/abandoned
History: Built 1930; Abandoned 1952
Builder: - Richardson Ayres of Hope, Arkansas
Design: Concrete tee beam
Recognition: Listed as a contributing resource to a designated historic district on the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude: +35.97207, -91.02974 (decimal degrees)
35°58'19" N, 91°01'47" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/677648/3982645 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Alicia
Inventory number: BH 71614 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log

March 31, 2016: New photos from David Backlin
March 30, 2016: New Street View added by David Backlin

Sources

David Backlin - us71 [at] cox [dot] net
NRHP registration form - National Register of Historic Places registration form, 2003