Cove Creek Bridge (Corley, Arkansas)

Cove Creek Bridge
Nearest city Corley, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°11′35″N 93°37′24″W / 35.19306°N 93.62333°W / 35.19306; -93.62333Coordinates: 35°11′35″N 93°37′24″W / 35.19306°N 93.62333°W / 35.19306; -93.62333
Built 1936 (1936)
Architect WPA
Architectural style Masonry Closed Spandrel Arch
MPS Historic Bridges of Arkansas MPS
NRHP Reference # 95000645[1]
Added to NRHP May 26, 1995

The Cove Creek Bridge is a historic bridge, carrying Arkansas Highway 309 across Cove Creek, south of the hamlet of Corley, Arkansas in the Ozark-St. Francis National Forest. It is a two-span closed-spandrel masonry arch structure, with each span measuring 13 feet (4.0 m) and an overall structure length of 26 feet (7.9 m). It is built entirely out of stone, with a concrete and asphalt deck, and concrete barriers at the sides. It was built in 1936 with funding support from the Works Progress Administration.[2]

The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Cove Creek Bridge" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2016-05-06.


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