Sanitarium Lake Bridges Historic District

The Sanitarium Lake Bridges Historic District encompasses a pair of stone arch bridges on Carroll County Road 317 (Lake Lucerne Road) in southern Eureka Springs, Arkansas.

Sanitarium Lake Bridges Historic District
The Lake Bridge
Sanitarium Lake Bridges Historic District is located in Arkansas
Sanitarium Lake Bridges Historic District
Location in Arkansas
Sanitarium Lake Bridges Historic District is located in the United States
Sanitarium Lake Bridges Historic District
Location in United States
Nearest cityEureka Springs, Arkansas
Coordinates36°22′47″N 93°44′4″W / 36.37972°N 93.73444°W / 36.37972; -93.73444
Arealess than one acre
Built1891 (1891)
Built byEureka Sanitarium Company
Architectural styleMasonry arch
MPSHistoric Bridges of Arkansas MPS
NRHP reference No.09001238[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 19, 2010

History

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Built in 1891 by the Eureka Sanitarium Company to provide access to its resort, they are the only known stone arch bridges in the county, and two of a small number of known surviving stone arch bridges in the entire state. Both bridges are single-span arches fashioned out of cut stone. Marble Bridge, the northern one, has a span of 44 feet (13 m) across a ravine, while the Lake Bridge has a span of 22 feet (6.7 m) over a normally dry creek bed.[2]

The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Sanitarium Lake Bridges Historic District". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
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