Old Benton-Sardis Road Bridge

United States historic place


Old Benton-Sardis Road Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


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Location	North of Highway 183 approximately 1.25 miles (2 km) east of Pine Haven Road
Nearest city	Bauxite, Arkansas
Coordinates	34°33′39″N 92°30′11″W / 34.56083°N 92.50306°W / 34.56083; -92.50306
Built	c. 1919
Architectural style	Concrete deck truss
MPS	Historic Bridges of Arkansas MPS
NRHP reference No.	06001274
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. 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. 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.

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

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "NRHP nomination for Old Bentin-Sardis Road Bridge". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-07-11.
"Old Benton-Sardis Road Bridge". Arkansas Historic Preservation Program. (includes photo)

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