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Bridge at Falling Creek
Bridge at Falling Creek, September 2012
Bridge at Falling Creek is located in Virginia
Bridge at Falling Creek
Bridge at Falling Creek is located in the United States
Bridge at Falling Creek
LocationUS 1/301 at Falling Cr., near Richmond, Virginia
Coordinates37°26′22″N 77°26′22″W / 37.43944°N 77.43944°W / 37.43944; -77.43944
Area2.5 acres (1.0 ha)
Builtc. 1823 (1823)
Built byCarter, William
NRHP reference No.95001171[1]
VLR No.020-0135
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 12, 1995
Designated VLRAugust 28, 1995[2]
Bridge at Falling Creek
Coordinates37°26′22″N 77°26′22″W / 37.4394°N 77.4394°W / 37.4394; -77.4394
Carries US 1
CrossesFalling Creek, Virginia
LocaleChesterfield, Virginia
Official nameBridge at Falling Creek
History
Opened1823
Closed1977
Location
Map

The Bridge at Falling Creek is a historic stone arch bridge located near Richmond, in Chesterfield County, Virginia. It was built about 1823, and is built of rough-cut, uncoursed granite. The bridge is carried by two semicircular barrel arches with voussoirs of rough-finished granite. The total width, including parapets is 24 feet and the length is 148 feet. The bridge carried the southbound lanes of U.S. Route 301 until 1977, when it was put out of service. It is accessible from a wayside that includes the Falling Creek UDC Jefferson Davis Highway Marker.[3] The bridge was partially damaged in 2004 but still remains significant.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ^ James Christian Hill (April 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Bridge at Falling Creek" (PDF). Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission. and Accompanying two photos


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