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Short Mountain Creek Bridge

Coordinates: 35°18′41″N 93°44′37″W / 35.31139°N 93.74361°W / 35.31139; -93.74361
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Short Mountain Creek Bridge
Short Mountain Creek Bridge is located in Arkansas
Short Mountain Creek Bridge
Location in Arkansas
Short Mountain Creek Bridge is located in the United States
Short Mountain Creek Bridge
Location in United States
LocationCounty Road 64 (Short Mountain Road), near Paris, Arkansas
Coordinates35°18′41″N 93°44′37″W / 35.31139°N 93.74361°W / 35.31139; -93.74361
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 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]

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

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References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Short Mountain Creek Bridge". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2016-05-06.