Crooked Creek Bridge - Pyatt AR - Arch Bridges on Waymarking.com

"The Crooked Creek Bridge is being nominated to the National Register of Historic Places under Criterion A with local significance for its association with the development of early automobile infrastructure in the 1920s. Constructed in 1923, the bridge is representative of the bridge projects from the period, which were rapidly developing better accessibility for automobiles throughout Arkansas. The bridge is still the primary crossing of Crooked Creek near Pyatt, Arkansas, serving traffic in and out of Pyatt’s town center.

The Crooked Creek Bridge is also being nominated under Criterion C with local significance as a good example of closed-spandrel, reinforced concrete bridge design, a construction method typical of Arkansas state highway projects from this period. The increased arched spans, more narrow members, and decorative detailing represented the great development in concrete bridge technology occurring at this time.

The Crooked Creek Bridge on US 62 spur is also being submitted under the multiple property listing “Historic Bridges of Arkansas” and under the associated historic context “Arkansas Highway and Transportation Era.”"

-above text from (visit link)

Length of bridge: 291 feet Height of bridge: 15 feet What type of traffic does this bridge support?: This is a one-lane vehicular bridge What kind of gap does this bridge cross?: It crosses Crooked Creek Date constructed: 1923 Is the bridge still in service for its original purpose?: Yes Name of road or trail the bridge services: U.S. Highway 62 Spur Location: Pyatt, Marion County, Arkansas

Visit Instructions:
Please submit a photo(s) taken by you of your visit to the location (non-copyrighted photos only). GPS photos are also accepted with the location in the background, and old vacation photos are accepted. If you are not able to provide a photo, then please describe your visit or give a story about the visit. If the bridge location prevents you from taking a safe photograph, then please do not stop to take the photo. Safety is more important.

Recent Visits/Logs:

There are no logs for this waymark yet.