Fourche Lafave Bridge, Spanning Fourche Lafave River at State Highway 7, Nimrod, Perry County, AR
Summary
Significance: The Fourch Lafave River Bridge is significant for its association with the Luten Bridge Company and the development of the Arkansas highway system in the first half of the twentieth century. It is an excellent example of 1930-40s era reinforced concrete bridge construction and is one of twelve Luten-design bridges identified in the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department historic bridges database.
Survey number: HAER AR-67
Building/structure dates: 1941 Initial Construction
Tags
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Arkansas State Highway Commission
Luten Bridge Company
Arkansas Highway Commission
Luten, Daniel
Whittaker, A B
Whitter, John
Brown, Lucius G
Drury, G W
Daugherty, Scott
Daugherty, Harold
Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department, sponsor
Behrens, Thomas, project manager
Location
Nimrod, 34.95926, -93.07656
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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