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Spavinaw Creek Bridge, Spans Spavinaw Creek at Benton County Road 29, Gravette, Benton County, AR
Summary
Significance: Though bedstead trusses were widespread near the turn of the century, the Spavinaw Creek Bridge is now unique as the only surviving example of a bedstead truss in Arkansas. Built in 1909, this seventy-foot span was a focal point in a local dispute over the location of the proposed bridge.
Survey number: HAER AR-29
Building/structure dates: 1909 Initial Construction
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Date
1909 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Illinois Steel Bridge Company
Location
Gravette, 36.38166, -94.48183
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html
