Old Benton-Sardis Road Bridge

Old Benton-Sardis Road Bridge
Location North of Highway 183 approximately 1.25 miles (2.01 km) east of Pine Haven Rd.
Nearest city Bauxite, Arkansas
Coordinates 34°33′39″N 92°30′11″W / 34.56083°N 92.50306°W / 34.56083; -92.50306Coordinates: 34°33′39″N 92°30′11″W / 34.56083°N 92.50306°W / 34.56083; -92.50306
Area less than one acre
Built c. 1919
Architectural style Concrete deck truss
MPS Historic Bridges of Arkansas MPS
NRHP reference # 06001274[1]
Added to NRHP January 24, 2007

The Old Benton—Sardis Road Bridge is a historic bridge off Arkansas Highway 183 in Bauxite, Arkansas. It is a concrete deck truss bridge, with a span of about 15 feet (4.6 m), and is oriented east-west along an old road bed, resting on concrete abutments with diagonal wing walls. The bridge was built in 1919 as part of a project to build a new road connecting Benton to Sardis, which would facilitate the transport of bauxite mined in the area.[2] Unlike other concrete bridges built at that time, this bridge included fieldstone in its guardrails, which provided a decorative aspect as well as perhaps being inexpensive locally.[3] The method of contracting and construction of the road and bridge, involving the establishment of a road improvement district, was an important advance in the means by which roads were built in Arkansas.[2]

The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 "NRHP nomination for Old Bentin-Sardis Road Bridge" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-07-11.
  3. ↑ "Old Benton-Sardis Road Bridge". Arkansas Historic Preservation Program. (includes photo)


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