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North Washington Street Bridge (DeWitt)

Coordinates: 34°18′02″N 91°20′0″W / 34.30056°N 91.33333°W / 34.30056; -91.33333
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North Washington Street Bridge
North Washington Street Bridge (DeWitt) is located in Arkansas
North Washington Street Bridge (DeWitt)
Location in Arkansas
North Washington Street Bridge (DeWitt) is located in the United States
North Washington Street Bridge (DeWitt)
Location in United States
Nearest cityDeWitt, Arkansas
Coordinates34°18′02″N 91°20′0″W / 34.30056°N 91.33333°W / 34.30056; -91.33333
Arealess than one acre
Built1942 (1942)
MPSHistoric Bridges of Arkansas MPS
NRHP reference No.13001102[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 22, 2014

The North Washington Street Bridge is a historic bridge in DeWitt, Arkansas, USA. Built in 1910, it carries North Washington Street over Holt Branch, just south of Holt Lane, and is the oldest known concrete bridge span in the state. It consists of two spans of steel girders, resting on concrete abutments and a concrete central pier, with concrete decking. It is 40 feet (12 m) long and has a roadbed 15 feet (4.6 m) wide. Its guard rails consist of metal piping mounted on concrete piers with simple recessed panels as a decorative effect. The short spans of the bridge demonstrate the unfamiliarity with the use of concrete as a bridge-building material.[2]

The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.[1]

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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 North Washington Street Bridge". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-11-05.