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West James Street Overpass

historic bridge in Arkansas, United States

Architectural plans, a scale model, maps and brass measuring instruments
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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 6, 2026
Entity authorityQ24041129 ↗
Source-derived summary

The West James Street Overpass is a historic bridge in Redfield, Arkansas. It carries West James Street (or Avenue) across the Union Pacific railroad tracks near the center of the community.

It is a timber trestle structure, with six spans over a total length of 131 feet (40 m), a deck width of 20 feet (6.1 m), and an overall width of 26 feet (7.9 m). Its abutments are a combination of wood and concrete, and the posts supporting the trestles are mounted on concrete footings. It was built in 1924. The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.

See also

List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Arkansas

List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas

National Register of Historic Places listings in Jefferson County, Arkansas

References

External links

Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No.

Editorial summary

Begin with the source’s own compact description: “West James Street Overpass” is historic bridge in Arkansas, United States. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through West, James and Street, not as a finished interpretation.

Editorial reviewA valuable geographic starting point for tracing changing names, boundaries, uses and administrative responsibility. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1924, 1995—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. For this dossier, West, James and Street is the immediate research focus.
Editorial analysis

Why this record matters

The phrase “historic bridge in Arkansas, United States” supplies a clear boundary for inquiry. It also exposes the unanswered questions: who defined that boundary, when it became stable and which sources sit outside it.

Evidence profile

Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 6, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q24041129. The first chronological checks are 1924 and 1995.

Critical limits

Modern boundaries and familiar names can conceal earlier jurisdictions or structures that do not align with the present site. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

How to read it

Treat names, boundaries and functions as historically changeable. Maps, plans, inventories and administrative records can clarify what the place meant at different dates.

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  • Historic place names
  • Jurisdictional context
  • Routes into maps and plans
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  1. Establish the record: confirm the title “West James Street Overpass”, its source revision and the description used here.
  2. Expand the search: follow West James Street Overpass primary sources, West James Street Overpass archive and West research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
  3. Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.

Questions for further research

  1. Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “West James Street Overpass”?
  2. What physical evidence or contemporary plan supports the description?
  3. Which authority defined the place, boundary or structure at the relevant date?
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This entry incorporates text from “West James Street Overpass” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.