Old Stone Arch Bridge (Lewistown, Pennsylvania)

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
Old Stone Arch Bridge (Lewistown, Pennsylvania) is located in Pennsylvania
Old Stone Arch Bridge (Lewistown, Pennsylvania)
Old Stone Arch Bridge (Lewistown, Pennsylvania) is located in the United States
Old Stone Arch Bridge (Lewistown, Pennsylvania)
LocationOver Jack's Creek, southeast of Lewistown, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°35′04″N 77°33′23″W / 40.58444°N 77.55639°W / 40.58444; -77.55639
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1813 (1813)
Built byDiehl, Philip
NRHP reference No.09000096[1]
Added to NRHPApril 18, 1979

It is the oldest bridge of its type in central Pennsylvania.

History and architectural features

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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

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ 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.