Maple Street Overpass
Maple Street Overpass | |
Location in Arkansas Location in United States | |
| Location | Maple Street over Frisco Railroad tracks, Fayetteville, Arkansas |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 36°4′12″N 94°10′0″W / 36.07000°N 94.16667°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1936 |
| Architect | Frederick Lutt Johann |
| Architectural style | Reinforced concrete open-spandrel arch |
| MPS | Historic Bridges of Arkansas MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 95000654[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 26, 1995 |
The Maple Street Overpass is a historic bridge in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The bridge carries West Maple Street over the railroad tracks running just east of the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville campus. It is a reinforced concrete single-span arch, 60 feet (18 m) in length and 25 feet (7.6 m) in width. The bridge has a decorative Art Deco balustrade with inset lights on both sides. The bridge was designed by regional bridge designer Frederick Lutt Johann, and built in 1936.[2]
The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[1]
See also
- List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Arkansas
- List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Washington County, Arkansas
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Maple Street Overpass". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Maple Street Overpass (Fayetteville, Arkansas).
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. AR-68, "Maple Street Bridge, Spanning former St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad at Maple Street, Fayetteville, Washington County, AR", 7 photos, 10 data pages, 1 photo caption page