Similar
Related
White River Bridge, Spanning White River at U.S. Highway 70, De Valls Bluff, Prairie County, AR
Summary
Significance: The vertical lift bridge at DeValls Bluff over the White River is one of only two such bridges in the state. It was designed in 1923 by the Missouri firm of Consultant Engineers, Harrington Howard and Ash, for the White River Bridge Company of Little Rock. Built by one of the more important bridge building companies, the Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron Company, in 1924, it remains today as a tribute to its prime motivator Harry E. Bovay, an entrepreneur from Stuttgart, Prairie County.
Survey number: HAER AR-21
Building/structure dates: 1924 Initial Construction
Tags
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Harrington, Howard & Ash
Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Company
White River Bridge Company
Bovay, Harry E
Location
De Valls Bluff (Ark.), 34.78113, -91.48220
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
