Greenwood Sites

The bridge carrying Gate Nine Road over Bear Creek northwest of Greenwood, Arkansas was constructed by the Work Projects Administration (W.P.A.) in 1942.

"The Greenwood Gymnasium is a load-bearing stone masonry building located at 300 E. Gary Street, near downtown Greenwood, Arkansas. It was built in 1938-39 by 100 workers employed and/or directed by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) . This durable structure rests on a combination of concrete and native sandstone foundations. The building's dimensions are 108 feet long by 85 feet wide, encompassing two classrooms, lobby, gymnasium with basketball court, stage, bleachers and toilet / shower rooms each for boys and girls beneath the bleachers." (National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form)

The bridge carrying Lefleur Road over Vache Grasse Creek, southeast of Greenwood, Arkansas, was constructed by the Work Projects Administration (W.P.A.) in 1941.

The bridge carrying Mt. Harmony Road over Vache Grasse Creek, southeast of Greenwood, Arkansas, was constructed by the Work Projects Administration (W.P.A.) in 1940.

The bridge carrying Milltown Road over Washburn Creek southeast of Greenwood, Arkansas was constructed by the Work Projects Administration (W.P.A.) in 1942.

The bridge of Reno Road, just off U.S. 71, northwest of Greenwood, Arkansas was constructed by the Work Projects Administration (W.P.A.) in 1940.

The federal Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) undertook a sizable road development project in Sebastian County, Arkansas: "under the work the main street of every town in the county has been paved. No other county in the state can make this claim."

The bridge carrying Rye Hill Road over Prairie Creek, between Greenwood and Fort Smith, Arkansas, was constructed by the Work Projects Administration (W.P.A.) in 1941.