Fall Creek Stone Arch Bridge

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Fall Creek Stone Arch Bridge
Fall Creek Stone Arch Bridge HABS1.jpg
The Stone Arch Bridge near Payson in 1936.
Fall Creek Stone Arch Bridge is located in Illinois
Fall Creek Stone Arch Bridge
Nearest city Payson, Illinois
Coordinates Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Area less than one acre
Built 1855
Built by Elliot, Joseph; Mann, James
Architectural style stone arch bridge
NRHP Reference # 96001282[1]
Added to NRHP November 7, 1996

Fall Creek Stone Arch Bridge is located near the Adams County town of Payson, Illinois. It spans Fall Creek about 1.2 miles northeast of Payson Road, upstream from the town. The bridge has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since November 7, 1996.[1]

History

1855 when the bridge was built . The bridge's engineer and designer are Joseph c. Elliot a bridge remains in Monroe county Missouri. The Fall Creek Stone Arch Bridge spans Fall Creek in a near perfect arc, a distance of 43 feet at a height of 35 feet from the creek. The bridge is constructed from limestone, gathered nearby. The records of its construction were lost in an 1880s fire.[2]

Notes

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External links

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ Illinois Places, Adams County, Data Pages, Fall Creek Stone Arch Bridge, Historic American Buildings Survey, Library of Congress.
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