Old Benton-Sardis Road Bridge

The Old Benton—Sardis Road Bridge is a historic bridge off Arkansas Highway 183 in Bauxite, Arkansas. It is a concrete deck truss bridge, with a span of about 15 feet (4.6 m), and is oriented east-west along an old road bed, resting on concrete abutments with diagonal wing walls. The bridge was built in 1919 as part of a project to build a new road connecting Benton to Sardis, which would facilitate the transport of bauxite mined in the area.[2] Unlike other concrete bridges built at that time, this bridge included fieldstone in its guardrails, which provided a decorative aspect as well as perhaps being inexpensive locally.[3] The method of contracting and construction of the road and bridge, involving the establishment of a road improvement district, was an important advance in the means by which roads were built in Arkansas.[2]

Old Benton-Sardis Road Bridge
LocationNorth of Highway 183 approximately 1.25 miles (2.01 km) east of Pine Haven Rd.
Nearest cityBauxite, Arkansas
Coordinates34°33′39″N 92°30′11″W
Arealess than one acre
Builtc. 1919
Architectural styleConcrete deck truss
MPSHistoric Bridges of Arkansas MPS
NRHP reference No.06001274[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 24, 2007

The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Old Bentin-Sardis Road Bridge" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-07-11.
  3. "Old Benton-Sardis Road Bridge". Arkansas Historic Preservation Program. (includes photo)


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