Cemetery Road Bridge is a historic bridge located in Glendale Cemetery in Washington, Illinois. The double stone arch bridge is 27 feet (8.2 m) long and carries Cemetery Road across the south branch of Farm Creek. Engineer Frederick Rickman designed the bridge for the City of Washington in 1893, and it was built the following year by stonemason Jacob Habluetzel. Habluetzel built the bridge from square cut blocks of ashlar stone. The bridge is the best-preserved bridge of its type in Tazewell County and is the only stone arch bridge in the area that is still supported solely by its arches.[2]

Cemetery Road Bridge
Cemetery Road Bridge is located in Illinois
Cemetery Road Bridge
Cemetery Road Bridge is located in the United States
Cemetery Road Bridge
LocationCandlewood Dr. within Glendale Cemetery, Washington, Illinois
Coordinates40°41′51″N 89°24′41″W / 40.69750°N 89.41139°W / 40.69750; -89.41139
Arealess than one acre
Built1894 (1894)
Built byHabluetzel, Jacob
ArchitectRickman, Frederick
Architectural styleStone double arch bridge
NRHP reference No.98000467[1]
Added to NRHPMay 20, 1998

The bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 20, 1998.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Kenyon, Leslie H.; Ulrich, Amelia (December 18, 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Cemetery Road Bridge" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 26, 2015. Retrieved September 25, 2015.