Cove Creek Bridge (Corley, Arkansas) Explained

Cove Creek Bridge
Coordinates:35.1931°N -93.6233°W
Architect:WPA
Architecture:Closed-spandrel masonry arch
Added:May 26, 1995
Mpsub:Historic Bridges of Arkansas MPS
Refnum:95000645

The Cove Creek Bridge is a historic bridge, carrying Arkansas Highway 309 across Cove Creek, south of the hamlet of Corley, Arkansas in the Ozark-St. Francis National Forest. It is a two-span closed-spandrel masonry arch structure, with each span measuring 13feet and an overall structure length of 26feet. It is built entirely out of stone, with a concrete and asphalt deck, and concrete barriers at the sides. It was built in 1936 with funding support from the Works Progress Administration.[1]

The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: NRHP nomination for Cove Creek Bridge . Arkansas Preservation . 2016-05-06.