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Old U.S. Route 71 (Ashdown, Arkansas)

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Old US 71 – Ashdown Segment
Old U.S. Route 71 (Ashdown, Arkansas) is located in Arkansas
Old U.S. Route 71 (Ashdown, Arkansas)
Old U.S. Route 71 (Ashdown, Arkansas) is located in the United States
Old U.S. Route 71 (Ashdown, Arkansas)
LocationN. Park Ave. between E. Main St. & US 71, Ashdown, Arkansas
Area1.4 acres (0.57 ha)
Built1934
ArchitectA.C Kennedy
Architectural styleBates-type pavement
MPSArkansas Highway History and Architecture MPS
NRHP reference No.12001232 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 29, 2013

Old US 71 – Ashdown Segment is a former alignment of U.S. Route 71 (US 71) in Ashdown, Arkansas. The roadway consists of about 0.5 miles (0.80 km) of North Park Avenue, extending from its intersection with the current of alignment of US 71 in the north, to East Main Street in the south. It is significant as a well-preserved example of concrete highway construction from the 1930s, built in a period when this was the preferred form of roadway surface. This segment of the highway was built using "Bates-style" pavement with reinforcing rods, and is 18 feet (5.5 m) wide.[2]

The road section was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[1]

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KML is from Wikidata
  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Old US 71-Ashdown Segment" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved October 16, 2014.