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US 62 Bridge over Crooked Creek

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Built
  
1948 (1948)

Opened
  
1948

Added to NRHP
  
9 June 2000

NRHP Reference #
  
00000632

Area
  
7,700 m²

US 62 Bridge over Crooked Creek

Nearest city
  
US 62 / US 412, Pyatt, Arkansas

Architectural style
  
Warren Truss with verticals

MPS
  
Historic Bridges of Arkansas MPS

The US 62 Bridge over Crooked Creek is a historic bridge near Pyatt, Arkansas. It carries US Highway 62 (US 62) and US 412 across Crooked Creek, which flows through the center of Pyatt to the northwest.

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Dimensions

The bridge is a three-span steel Warren Truss structure, set on concrete piers and abutments. Each span is about 136 feet (41 m) long, and the bridge has a total length of 412 feet (126 m). Its travel surface is 26 feet (7.9 m) wide, with a total structure width of 32 feet (9.8 m).

History

The bridge was built in 1948 by the Pioneer Construction Company of Kansas City, Missouri, and is one of the finest Warren truss bridges in the region.

The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.

References

US 62 Bridge over Crooked Creek Wikipedia


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