Lafayette Street Overpass

United States historic place
Lafayette Street Overpass
36°4′7″N 94°9′59″W / 36.06861°N 94.16639°W / 36.06861; -94.16639
Arealess than one acre
Built1938 (1938)
Built byEdward B. Mooney, Inc.
Architectural styleReinforced concrete girder
MPSHistoric Bridges of Arkansas MPS
NRHP reference No.95000653[1]
Added to NRHPMay 26, 1995

The Lafayette Street Overpass is a historic bridge in Fayetteville, Arkansas. It is a three-span reinforced concrete girder 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 Edward B. Mooney, Inc.[2]

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

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Lafayette Street Overpass". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-04-13.
  • Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. AR-90, "Lafayette Street Overpass, Spanning former St. Louis & San Francisco Railway at Lafayette Street, Fayetteville, Washington County, AR", 9 photos, 7 data pages, 1 photo caption page
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