Lafayette Street Overpass

Lafayette St. over the Frisco RR tracks, Fayetteville, Arkansas. County/parish: Washington.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places May 26, 1995. NRIS 95000653.

1 contributing structure.

From Wikipedia:

Lafayette Street Overpass

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.

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

(read more...)

LC