Twin Bridges Historic District

The Twin Bridges Historic District, in Washington County, Arkansas near Morrow, is an area surrounding two closed-spandrel, concrete-deck bridges completed in 1922 by the Luten Bridge Company. These bridges are located on County Route 3412 and former County Route 11. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 7, 1994.

For the similarly named historic district in Pennsylvania, see Twin Bridges Rural Historic District.

Twin Bridges Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
The two bridges, with the smaller one in the foreground
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Nearest city	Morrow, Arkansas
Coordinates	35°52′35″N 94°27′12″W
Area	less than one acre
Built by	Luten Bridge Company
MPS	Historic Bridges of Arkansas MPS
NRHP reference No.	94000162[1]
Added to NRHP	March 7, 1994

Style

The two bridges are both single-span, closed spandrel concrete deck bridges. Formerly both on the winding County Route 11, the route was straightened in 1955 and has now bypassed these bridges on a new concrete facility.

Construction

By order of the county judge, local residents were to construct the approaches of the bridges by themselves to spare expense to the county. The Luten Bridge Company of Knoxville, Tennessee was contracted for the work and for eleven other bridges in the county.[2]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "National Register of Historic Places Form - Twin Bridges Historic District" (PDF). Arkansas Historic Preservation Program. Retrieved 2011-09-16.