Cove Lake Spillway Dam-Bridge

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Cove Lake Spillway Dam/Bridge
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Nearest city Ozark-St. Francis National Forest, near Corley, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°13′58″N93°37′45″W / 35.23278°N 93.62917°W / 35.23278; -93.62917 Coordinates: 35°13′58″N93°37′45″W / 35.23278°N 93.62917°W / 35.23278; -93.62917
Area4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built1937 (1937)
Architect Works Progress Administration
Architectural styleRustic
NRHP reference No. 94001618 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 11, 1995

The Cove Lake Spillway Dam and Bridge are historic structures in Ozark-St. Francis National Forest, north of Corley, Arkansas. The dam is built of earth and stone, and impounds Cove Lake, location of a recreation area in the national forest. The bridge is a five-span masonry arch structure, built across the dam spillway, where it carries Arkansas Highway 309. The dam and bridge were built in 1937 with funding from the Works Progress Administration, and is a fine example of the Rustic architecture WPA projects were known for. [2]

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The structures were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Cove Lake Spillway Dam-Bridge". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2016-05-23.