Mill Creek Bridge

Photos

Old bridge, looking north from new bridge.

Photo taken by James Whitlow in January 2012

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Mill Creek on Sh 56
Location: Sharp County, Arkansas
Status: Intact but closed to all traffic
History: Bypassed by new alignment ca 1973
Design: Closed-spandrel arch
Approximate latitude, longitude: +36.06571, -91.61042 (decimal degrees)
36°03'57" N, 91°36'38" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/625139/3992130 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey: T, 16 N., R. 6 W., Sec. 3
Elevation: 420 ft. above sea level
USGS topographic map: Evening Shade
Inventory number: BH 50965 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

October 11, 2012: Updated by Clark Vance: Modified to reflect historic former alignment, removed NBI on new bridge
January 15, 2012: Added by James Whitlow

Mill Creek Bridge

Posted October 11, 2012, by Clark Vance (cvance [at] dogmail [dot] com)

Done. James will need to clear the link with NBI data.

Mill Creek Bridge

Posted October 11, 2012, by Nathan Holth (form3 [at] historicbridges [dot] org)

Yes.

Mill Creek Bridge

Posted October 11, 2012, by Clark Vance (cvance [at] dogmail [dot] com)

Anyone else think this listing should be modified to reflect the old arch span rather than the 1973 slab?

Mill Creek Bridge

Posted October 9, 2012, by Bill McGann

Any idea when the old bridge was built?