Old Stone Bridge - 3G 46 - Fayetteville, TN - Tennessee Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

County of marker: Lincoln County
Location of marker: US-64, Fayetteville
Marker erected by: Tennessee Historical Commission

Marker text:

3G   46
OLD STONE BRIDGE South of here are the remains of the Old Stone Bridge. Completed in 1861 near the site of the Great Indian Crossing, the bridge was usual architecturally. It had six elliptical arches, a span of 450 feet and no keystone. It was only one of two bridges of this type in the United Sttes and only one of six in the world. Limestone rock used in the construction of this one~lane bridge, utilized for more than 70 years, was quarried at a nearby site on the Elk Rover.

Marker Name: Old Stone Bridge Marker Location: Roadside Type of Marker: Bridge Marker Number: 3G 46 Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker: Tennessee Historical Commission

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