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. Its main span measures 185 feet (56 m), with a secondary Pratt truss span measuring 110 feet (34 m) in length, and there are I-beam-supported approaches on either side, giving the bridge a total length of 315 feet (96 m). The bridge is located on the historic route of the Natchitoches Trace, an early colonial French-Spanish trail through the area. The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.

Location

Prescott, Clark County, Arkansas
33.90342, -93.30908

Categories

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Sources

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

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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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