Short Mountain Creek Bridge

The Short Mountain Creek Bridge carries Short Mountain Road across Short Mountain Creek, northwest of Paris, Arkansas. It is a single-span Parker pony truss bridge, with a span measuring 92 feet (28 m) and a total structure length of 93 feet (28 m). It has a deck surface of concrete that is 21.7 feet (6.6 m) wide. It was built in 1928 by the Virginia Bridge Company of Tennessee, and is the only bridge of this type in the area.[2]

Short Mountain Creek Bridge
LocationCounty Road 64 (Short Mountain Road), near Paris, Arkansas
Coordinates35°18′41″N 93°44′37″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1928 (1928)
Built byVirginia Bridge & Iron Co. of Tenn.
Architectural styleParker pony truss
MPSHistoric Bridges of Arkansas MPS
NRHP reference No.04001039[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 24, 2004

The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[1]

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