Virginia Department of Historic Resources Virginia Department of Historic Resources
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VLR Listing Date 08/28/1995
NRHP Listing Date 10/12/1995
NRHP Reference Number 95001171
The Bridge at Falling Creek is one of only twelve known masonry-arched turnpike bridges in Virginia. Its construction in 1823 as a component of the Manchester-Petersburg Turnpike illustrates one of the ways the citizens of the young republic of the United States approached the issue of meeting local transportation needs. Not only is the bridge a fine example of an infrequently-surviving bridge type for its period, but its preservation within an early Virginia Wayside on US Route 1 represents the introduction of aesthetic amenities to regular highway design, as well as an appreciation for the importance of historic preservation in the developing tourism industry. The bridge was heavily damaged during flooding associated with Tropical Storm Gaston in 2004. It has since been stabilized and much of the displaced stone recovered for use in a planned reconstruction.
[Photo date: 2012]
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Abbreviations:
VLR: Virginia Landmarks Register
NPS: National Park Service
NRHP: National Register of Historic Places
NHL: National Historic Landmark
Updated: March 8, 2021
