The Old Stone Arch Bridge is a single-span, stone, arch bridge that crosses Jack's Creek in Derry Township, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania.
Old Stone Arch Bridge | |
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| Location | Over Jack's Creek, southeast of Lewistown, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°35′04″N 77°33′23″W / 40.58444°N 77.55639°W |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | 1813 |
| Built by | Diehl, Philip |
| NRHP reference No. | 09000096[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 18, 1979 |
It is the oldest bridge of its type in central Pennsylvania.
History and architectural features edit
Philip Diehl built this bridge in 1813 as part of the Harrisburg to Pittsburgh Turnpike. The turnpike had been authorized in 1807, and the section from Harrisburg to Lewistown, on which the bridge lies, was completed in 1818.
Lithographers Currier and Ives made prints of the bridge in 1850.[2]
The bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 18, 1979.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Turnitsa, Dennia; Susan M. Zacher. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Old Stone Arch Bridge" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved May 5, 2014.