State Highway 96 Bridge
National Register of Historic Places

State Highway 96 Bridge

Greenwood, Sebastian County, Arkansas
Listed
May 4, 1995
Type
Structure
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
95000564

About this property

The State Highway 96 Bridge is a modern steel girder bridge with a concrete deck, carrying Arkansas Highway 96 across Vache Grass Creek east of Greenwood, Arkansas. It is a replacement for a historic steel pony truss bridge, built in 1938. The historic bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.

Location

Greenwood, Sebastian County, Arkansas
35.21896, -94.22136

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 95000564. It was listed on May 4, 1995.

Categories

ENGINEERING
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.

Nearby Historic Sites

Greenwood Gymnasium
Industrial
1.9 mi
Greenwood Presbyterian Church
Early Republic
2.1 mi
Milltown Bridge
Industrial
4.9 mi

Nearby Battles

Battle of Massard Prairie
1864Civil War
8.8 mi
Skirmish at Massard Prairie (Sebastian County)
1864Civil War
11.3 mi
Massard Prairie
1864Civil War
13.7 mi
Battle of Fort Smith Arkansas (Second)
1863Civil War
15.3 mi

Questions about this property

When was State Highway 96 Bridge listed on the National Register?

State Highway 96 Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 4, 1995.

What type of historic resource is State Highway 96 Bridge?

State Highway 96 Bridge is classified as a structure in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for State Highway 96 Bridge?

The period of significance for State Highway 96 Bridge is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1938.

Can I research the history near State Highway 96 Bridge?

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