Bridge at Falling Creek explained

Bridge at Falling Creek
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:August 28, 1995[1]
Designated Other1 Number:020-0135
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:US 1/301 at Falling Creek, near Richmond, Virginia
Coordinates:37.4394°N -77.4394°W
Built:c.
Builder:Carter, William
Added:October 12, 1995
Refnum:95001171
Bridge Name:Bridge at Falling Creek
Official Name:Bridge at Falling Creek
Crosses:Falling Creek, Virginia
Locale:Chesterfield, Virginia
Open:1823
Closed:1977

The Bridge at Falling Creek is a historic stone arch bridge located near Richmond, in Chesterfield County, Virginia. It was built about 1823 of rough-cut, uncoursed granite. It is carried by two semicircular barrel arches with voussoirs of rough-finished granite. Its width including parapets is 24feet, and its length is 148feet. It 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.[2] The bridge was partially damaged in 2004 but still remains significant. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. June 5, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053819/http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/register_counties_cities.htm#. September 21, 2013. dead.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Bridge at Falling Creek . James Christian Hill. April 1995. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission. and Accompanying two photos