Lee Creek Bridge, Van Buren

Name: Lee Creek Bridge
Address: Van Buren, United States

#6 among attractions in Van Buren

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The Lee Creek Bridge is a historic bridge across Lee Creek in Van Buren, Arkansas. Now closed to traffic, it is a three-span truss bridge located west of Rena Road on the city's west side. The bridge's single Pratt through truss was built in 1898, and a pair of Warren pony trusses were erected in 1930 to replace a second Pratt truss. The trusses rest on original stone piers. The bridge has a total length of 296 feet, of which 126 feet is the Pratt truss. The bridge was bypassed and closed in 1995. ()

Built: 1898 (127 years ago)Coordinates: 35°27'58"N, 94°23'22"W

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Van Buren United States

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Day trips

Lee Creek Bridge – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: W.H.H. Clayton House, Belle Grove Historic District, Mount Olive United Methodist Church, Harper Stadium.

5.4 miS
Museum, History museum
W.H.H. Clayton House, Fort Smith
139 min walk • The W.H.H. Clayton House, now the Clayton House Museum, is a historic house museum at 514 North 6th Street in Fort Smith, Arkansas. It is a 2+1⁄2-story L-shaped wood-frame structure, with a projecting front clipped-gable section.
5.5 miS
Park
Belle Grove Historic District, Fort Smith
140 min walk • Belle Grove Historic District is a predominantly residential historic district north of the central business district of Fort Smith, Arkansas. This area became an affluent residential area not long after Fort Smith was established in 1842, and was most heavily developed between about 1870 and 1930.
2.8 miSE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Mount Olive United Methodist Church, Van Buren
71 min walk • The Mount Olive United Methodist Church is a historic church at Lafayette and Knox Streets in Van Buren, Arkansas. It is a rectangular single-story brick structure with Gothic Revival styling.
3.3 miS
Concerts and shows, Park
Harper Stadium, Fort Smith
85 min walk • Harper Stadium is a 9,000-seat indoor arena located in Fort Smith, Arkansas. It is essentially a covered, open-air arena used for rodeos, auto racing, concerts, and other events.
2.8 miSE
History museum, Museum
Drennen-Scott House, Van Buren
73 min walk • The Drennen-Scott House is a historic house museum on North 3rd Street in Van Buren, Arkansas. It is a single-story log structure, finished in clapboards, with a side-gable roof that has a slight bell-cast shape due to the projection of the roof over the front porch that extends across the width of its main block.
2.9 miSE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Van Buren Women's Literary Club, Van Buren
73 min walk • The Van Buren Women's Literary Club is one of the oldest surviving literary societies of its type in the nation, founded in 1896 to improve the education of its members by providing access to books.
2.2 miSE
Church
Van Buren First Assembly of God, Van Buren
56 min walk • The Van Buren First Assembly of God, located in Van Buren, Arkansas, United States is an Assemblies of God church in Arkansas. With a membership of over 1,000 and an average Sunday attendance of about 600, it is located in the Northwest part of the state.
5.9 miS
Concerts and shows, Theater
New Theatre, Fort Smith
150 min walk • The New Theatre is a historic theatre building at 11 North 10th Street in Fort Smith, Arkansas. The Beaux Arts building was built in 1911, and was supposedly modeled on the New Amsterdam Theatre in New York City.
2.8 miSE
Greek Revival architecture
Wilhauf House, Van Buren
72 min walk • The Wilhauf House is a historic house at 109 North 3rd Street in Van Buren, Arkansas. Built in 1838 and restyled in 1847, it is one of the oldest surviving buildings in the state.
3.4 miSE
Music and shows, Nightlife, Music venue
King Opera House, Van Buren
87 min walk • The King Opera House is a performance hall located on Van Buren, Arkansas's Main Street. Since it was built in the late 19th century, the opera house's stage has hosted many plays and performers.
2.4 miSE
Greek Revival architecture
Clarke–Harrell–Burson House, Van Buren
60 min walk • The Clarke–Harrell–Burson House is a historic house at 603 Parkview in Van Buren, Arkansas. It is a single-story wood-frame structure with Greek Revival styling, built about 1841, and is believed to have been the first non-log house built in the area known as Logtown that is now part of the city of Van Buren.