North Washington Street Bridge (DeWitt)

The North Washington Street Bridge is a historic bridge in DeWitt, Arkansas. 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]

This article is about the bridge in DeWitt, Arkansas. For the bridge in Boston, Massachusetts, see Charlestown Bridge.

North Washington Street Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location in Arkansas Show map of Arkansas Location in United States Show map of the United States
Nearest city	DeWitt, Arkansas
Coordinates	34°18′02″N 91°20′0″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1942 (1942)
MPS	Historic Bridges of Arkansas MPS
NRHP reference No.	13001102[1]
Added to NRHP	January 22, 2014

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

See also

• North Jackson Street Bridge
• Maxwell Street Bridge
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Arkansas County, Arkansas
• List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "NRHP nomination for North Washington Street Bridge" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-11-05.