Lafayette Street Overpass

Lafayette Street Overpass
Location Lafayette St. over the Frisco RR tracks, Fayetteville, Arkansas
Coordinates 36°4′6″N 94°9′57″W / 36.06833°N 94.16583°W / 36.06833; -94.16583Coordinates: 36°4′6″N 94°9′57″W / 36.06833°N 94.16583°W / 36.06833; -94.16583
Area less than one acre
Built 1938 (1938)
Architectural style Open Masonry
MPS Historic Bridges of Arkansas MPS
NRHP Reference # 95000653[1]
Added to NRHP May 26, 1995

The Lafayette Street Overpass is a historic bridge in Fayetteville, Arkansas. It is a three-span open masonry structure, carrying Lafayette Street over the tracks of the St. Louis–San Francisco Railway. The bridge is about 120 feet (37 m) long and 30 feet (9.1 m) wide, and consists of reinforced concrete spans resting on concrete abutments. It features an Art Deco railing, with a metal balustrade covering concrete piers with inset light fixtures. The bridge was built in 1938 by Ed B. Mooney, Inc.[2]

The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Lafayette Street Overpass" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-04-13.


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