West Lafayette Street Overpass - 1938 - Fayetteville AR
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Where's George
N 36° 04.112 W 094° 09.975
15S E 394977 N 3992179
Art Deco concrete bridge, built in 1938, over the Arkansas & Missouri Railroad on Lafayette Street in Fayetteville.
Waymark Code: WMDP8K
Location: Arkansas, United States
Date Posted: 02/09/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member TheBeanTeam
Views: 2

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)

Plaque on bridge reads as follows:

West Lafayette
Street Overpass
Ed B Mooney Inc
Contractor
Arkansas
State Highway Commission
And The
United States
Bureau Of Public Roads
1938
Bridge Number [bridge number is blank]
Date built or dedicated as indicated on the date stone or plaque.: 1938

Road, body of water, land feature, etc. that the bridge spans.: Arkansas & Missouri Railroad

Website (if available): [Web Link]

Parking (safe parking location): Not Listed

Date stone, plaque location.: Not listed

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