Sixth, Seventh, and Tenth Street Stone Arch Bridges

The Sixth, Seventh, and Tenth Street Stone Arch Bridges are three stone arch bridges in Charleston, Illinois, which carry Sixth, Seventh, and Tenth Streets across the Town Branch of Cassell Creek. Prominent local stonemason Alexander Briggs built the three bridges during the 1890s, when increasing development in Charleston expanded across the creek. The three bridges were all built from locally quarried limestone, and each has a single arch design with abutments at both ends. While Charleston has thirteen bridges across the Town Branch, these three are the only stone arch bridges in the city.[2]

Sixth, Seventh, and Tenth Street Stone Arch Bridges
The Sixth Street Stone Arch Bridge
Location700 blocks of Sixth, Seventh and Tenth Sts., Charleston, Illinois
Coordinates39°29′33″N 88°10′27″W
Arealess than one acre
Built byBriggs, Alexander
Architectural styleStone arch bridge
NRHP reference No.01000869[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 8, 2001

The bridges were added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 8, 2001.[1]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Wilen, Jacquelin L. (September 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Sixth, Seventh, and Tenth Street Stone Arch Bridges" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved March 17, 2014.


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