Old US 79, Kingsland Segment
National Register of Historic Places

Old US 79, Kingsland Segment

Kingsland, Cleveland County, Arkansas
Listed
September 27, 2005
Type
Structure
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
05001067

About this property

Old US 79, Kingsland Segment is a rare drivable section of concrete highway built in 1938 near Kingsland, Arkansas. It is also one of a few surviving sections of the original alignment of U.S. Route 79 (U.S. 79) in Arkansas. The road that became US 79 had been laid out by 1916, and was paved with asphalt in 1930. In the mid-1930s, the state embarked on a program of removing dangerous grade crossings where major routes crossed railroad tracks. In 1938, it awarded a contract to S. M. Dixon to build an overpass at the crossing of US 79 and the St. Louis Southwestern Railway line. Dixon built a 655-metre-long (2,149 ft) section of concrete roadway, 22 feet (6.7 m) wide, with a concrete deck girder bridge to cross the tracks. This section of US 79 remained in service until 1954, when the current alignment to its northeast was built. It has since been designated County Road 22. The concrete is in good condition; it has been covered in chip seal for about half its length. The highway segment was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.

Location

Kingsland, Cleveland County, Arkansas
33.86334, -92.30574

Categories

TRANSPORTATION
Sources

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

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When was Old US 79, Kingsland Segment listed on the National Register?

Old US 79, Kingsland Segment was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 27, 2005.

What type of historic resource is Old US 79, Kingsland Segment?

Old US 79, Kingsland Segment is classified as a structure in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Old US 79, Kingsland Segment is recorded as the civil_war era.

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