Lee Creek Bridge
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Location | AR 59, over Lee Creek, Natural Dam, Arkansas |
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Coordinates | 35°38′46″N 94°23′37″W / 35.64611°N 94.39361°WCoordinates: 35°38′46″N 94°23′37″W / 35.64611°N 94.39361°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1934 |
Architect | Arkansas Highway & Transportation; Gillioz,M.E. |
Architectural style | Pennsylvania through-truss |
MPS | Historic Bridges of Arkansas MPS |
NRHP Reference # | 90000508 |
Added to NRHP | April 6, 1990 |
The Lee Creek Bridge in Natural Dam, Arkansas is a Pennsylvania through-truss bridge that was built in 1934. It is a twin-span bridge with a total length of 587 feet (179 m), which carries Arkansas Highway 59 across Lee Creek. It rests on concrete piers and abutments, has a vertical clearance of 14 feet (4.3 m) and has a roadbed 22 feet (6.7 m) wide.
The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990, at which time it was one of four surviving Pennsylvania through-truss bridges in the state.Another bridge, in Van Buren, also crosses Lee Creek and is listed on the National Register.