Augusta Bridge, Spanning White River at Highway 64, Augusta, Woodruff County, AR
Summary
Significance: Built in 1929-1930, the Augusta bridge provided an important link in a major highway. The double-cantilevered span shares its design and designer with similar bridges at Newport and Clarendon, Arkansas. Spanning 400 feet with a price greater than half a million dollars when it was finished, the bridge's construction was begun only after years of legal delays were resolved.
Survey number: HAER AR-13
Building/structure dates: 1929- 1930 Initial Construction
Tags
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Hedrick, Ira G
Missouri Valley Iron & Bridge Company
Location
Augusta, 35.28231, -91.36541
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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