Old Stone Arch Bridge - Marshall, IL
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member YoSam.
N 39° 23.166 W 087° 42.540
16S E 438941 N 4359863
Marker about a typical bridge on the Cumberland Trail (Road).
Waymark Code: WM3603
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 02/16/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Corp Of Discovery
Views: 25

Marker Text: This bridge was completed by Army Engineers sometime between 1834 and 1837 as a part of the Old National Road. The Road, between Cumberland, Maryland and Vandalia, Illinois, was authorized by the Enabling Act of 1803 and was the nation's first Federally financed highway. The bridge is a prime example of the stone-building art and early American Engineering. Stones were precisely cut and fitted together without bond or mortar. Many stone arch bridges were built along the Cumberland Road, but this was the only one still in use at the time of the marker dedication.

Erected by the Clark County Historical Society and the Illinois State Historical Society, 1976.
County: Clark

Historical Society: Clark County Historical Society and the Illinois State Historical Society

Dedication Date: 1976

Location: E. National Rd. (Old US-40) @ birdge W. end of Marshall

Website: Not listed

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