Moores Creek Bridge
National Register of Historic Places

Moores Creek Bridge

Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Florida
Listed
August 16, 2001
Type
Structure
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
01000890

About this property

Moores Creek Bridge is an historic single span reinforced concrete bridge located on North 2nd Street between Avenues B and C in Fort Pierce, Florida. Including run up, it is 46 feet long. It is known locally as the Tickle Tummy Bridge or Tickle Tummy Hill because of its high arch relative to its short length.

Location

Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Florida
27.45077, -80.32541

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 01000890. It was listed on August 16, 2001.

Categories

COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENTENGINEERING
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Historic Sites

Arcade Building
Industrial
0.3 mi
Fort Pierce Old Post Office
Industrial
0.3 mi
Sunrise Theatre
Industrial
0.3 mi
Cresthaven
Civil War
0.4 mi

Nearby Battles

Confederate Attack on Indian River Inlet
1862Civil War
3 mi
USS Frolic vs. HMS Orpheus
1814Early Republic
11.2 mi
Ponce de León – First Florida Contact 1513
1513Colonial
11.7 mi

Questions about this property

When was Moores Creek Bridge listed on the National Register?

Moores Creek Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 16, 2001.

What type of historic resource is Moores Creek Bridge?

Moores Creek Bridge is classified as a structure in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Moores Creek Bridge?

The period of significance for Moores Creek Bridge is recorded as the industrial era.

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