Fountain Creek Bridge
Historic place in Illinois, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fountain Creek Bridge is a limestone arch bridge which crosses Fountain Creek near Waterloo in Monroe County, Illinois, USA. The bridge was constructed in 1849 and served as a road bridge until the 1920s, when Illinois Route 156 opened on a new bridge. During the nineteenth century, stone arch bridges were commonly built in regions with stone quarries, such as Monroe County; roughly 100 stone bridges were built in the county. The Fountain Creek Bridge is the largest remaining stone arch bridge in the county and the second-largest which was only used by road traffic in the state.[2]
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Fountain Creek Bridge | |
Nearest city | Waterloo in Monroe County, Illinois, USA |
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Coordinates | 38°19′32.69″N 90°11′44.76″W |
Built | 1849 |
Architect | Garleb, Herman |
NRHP reference No. | 78001176[1] |
Added to NRHP | December 22, 1978 |
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The bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 22, 1978.[1]