Lafayette Street Overpass - Fayetteville AR
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Where's George
N 36° 04.120 W 094° 09.975
15S E 394977 N 3992194
Art Deco concrete bridge, built in 1938, over the Arkansas & Missouri Railroad on Lafayette Street in Fayetteville
Waymark Code: WMDNG9
Location: Arkansas, United States
Date Posted: 02/05/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Math Teacher
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Status
Open to traffic

Future prospects
Scheduled for restoration 2009

History
Built 1938 by contractor Ed B. Mooney, Inc.

Builder
Ed B. Mooney, Inc.

Design
Concrete slab

Dimensions
Length of largest span: 44.9 ft.
Total length: 118.0 ft.
Deck width: 24.2 ft.

Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on May 26, 1995

USGS topographic map
Fayetteville

Inventory numbers
AHTD 01941 (Arkansas Highway and Transportation Dept. bridge number)
NRHP 95000653 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
AHTD 1941 (Arkansas Highway and Transportation Dept. bridge number)
BH 10650 (Bridgehunter.com ID) Inspection (as of 12/2010)

Deck condition rating:
Fair (5 out of 9)

Superstructure condition rating:
Fair (5 out of 9)

Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)

Appraisal: Functionally obsolete

Sufficiency rating: 53.9 (out of 100)

Average daily traffic (as of 1987)6,004

Above info from (visit link)
Street address:
Fayetteville, AR USA
72701


County / Borough / Parish: Washington Countty

Year listed: 1995

Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering

Periods of significance: 1925-1949

Historic function: Transportation

Current function: Transportation

Privately owned?: no

Primary Web Site: [Web Link]

Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]

Season start / Season finish: Not listed

Hours of operation: Not listed

Secondary Website 2: Not listed

National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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