Bridge at Falling Creek | |
 Bridge at Falling Creek, September 2012 | |
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| Location | US 1/301 at Falling Creek, nearRichmond, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°26′22″N77°26′22″W / 37.43944°N 77.43944°W /37.43944; -77.43944 |
| Area | 2.5 acres (1.0 ha) |
| Built | c. 1823 (1823) |
| Built by | Carter, William |
| NRHP reference No. | 95001171[1] |
| VLR No. | 020-0135 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | October 12, 1995 |
| Designated VLR | August 28, 1995[2] |
Bridge at Falling Creek | |
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| Coordinates | 37°26′22″N77°26′22″W / 37.4394°N 77.4394°W /37.4394; -77.4394 |
| Carries |  US 1 |
| Crosses | Falling Creek, Virginia |
| Locale | Chesterfield, Virginia |
| Official name | Bridge at Falling Creek |
| History | |
| Opened | 1823 |
| Closed | 1977 |
| Location | |
 Interactive map of Bridge at Falling Creek | |
TheBridge at Falling Creek is a historic stonearch bridge located nearRichmond, inChesterfield County, Virginia. It was built about 1823 of rough-cut, uncoursed granite. It is carried by two semicircular barrel arches withvoussoirs of rough-finished granite. Its width includingparapets is 24 feet (7.3 m), and its length is 148 feet (45 m). It carried the southbound lanes ofU.S. Route 301 until 1977, when it was put out of service. It is accessible from a wayside that includes theFalling Creek UDC Jefferson Davis Highway Marker.[3] The bridge was partially damaged in 2004 but still remains significant. It was listed on theNational Register of Historic Places in 1995.[1]
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