Little Missouri River Bridge
National Register of Historic Places

Little Missouri River Bridge

Prescott, Clark County, Arkansas
Listed
April 8, 1990
Type
Structure
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
90000536

About this property

The Little Missouri River Bridge, also known as the Nachitoch Bluff Bridge, is a historic bridge between rural southern Clark County, Arkansas and Nevada County, Arkansas. Now closed to traffic, it once carried County Road 179 (apparently now numbered CR 479) over the Little Missouri River. Believed to be built in 1910, it is the only known Camelback Pratt truss bridge in the state.

Location

Prescott, Clark County, Arkansas
33.90342, -93.30908

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 90000536. It was listed on April 8, 1990.

Categories

ENGINEERINGTRANSPORTATION
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

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Questions about this property

When was Little Missouri River Bridge listed on the National Register?

Little Missouri River Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 8, 1990.

What type of historic resource is Little Missouri River Bridge?

Little Missouri River Bridge is classified as a structure in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Little Missouri River Bridge?

The period of significance for Little Missouri River Bridge is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1910.

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