SPRINGDALE -- Federal money will be pursued to replace a bridge destroyed by spring flash floods.
Springdale will seek federal emergency relief money administered by the Arkansas Department of Transportation to replace the bridge over Spring Creek on Pump Station Road.
"That bridge is important to a lot of people in the community," said Melissa Reeves, public relations director for the city.
Mayor Doug Sprouse said replacing the bridge will cost $700,000 to $800,000.
Federal money would pay 80 percent of the cost, and the city would pay the remaining 20 percent, Reeves said.
The one-lane concrete bridge was about 11 feet wide, 100 feet long and near Lake Springdale, according to Sam Goade, city public works director.
The city originally asked the Federal Emergency Management Agency for assistance, but FEMA told the city that aid for the bridge falls under the Department of Transportation's purview.
State Desk on 10/15/2017