Elm Grove Stone Arch Bridge
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| Elm Grove Stone Arch Bridge | |
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| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
 Elm Grove Stone Arch Bridge (1920)
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| Location: | Wheeling, WV |
| Coordinates: | 40°2′36.89″N 80°39′31.55″W / 40.0435806°N 80.6587639°WCoordinates: 40°2′36.89″N 80°39′31.55″W / 40.0435806°N 80.6587639°W |
| Built/Founded: | 1817 |
| Architect: | Moses Shepherd |
| Architectural style(s): | Other |
| Governing body: | State |
| Added to NRHP: | August 21, 1981 |
| NRHP Reference#: | 81000606 [1] |
The Elm Grove Stone Arch Bridge is the oldest extant bridge in the U.S. state of West Virginia. It was built in 1817 by Colonel Moses Shephered and is located on the National Road (U.S. Route 40) in Elm Grove, a neighborhood of Wheeling.
[edit] See also
- List of historic sites in Ohio County, West Virginia
- List of Registered Historic Places in West Virginia
[edit] Notes
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23. http://www.nr.nps.gov/.
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