Sixth, Seventh, and Tenth Street Stone Arch Bridges
National Register of Historic Places

Sixth, Seventh, and Tenth Street Stone Arch Bridges

Charleston, Coles County, Illinois
Listed
August 7, 2001
Type
Structure
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
01000869

About this property

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

Location

700 blks of Sixth, Seventh and Tenth Sts.
Charleston, Coles County, Illinois
39.49290, -88.17313

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Nearby Historic Sites

Coles County Courthouse
Industrial
0.1 mi
McFarland House
Industrial
0.2 mi
Old Main
Industrial
0.6 mi
Briggs, Alexander, House
Industrial
0.7 mi
Health Education Building
Industrial
0.8 mi

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When was Sixth, Seventh, and Tenth Street Stone Arch Bridges listed on the National Register?

Sixth, Seventh, and Tenth Street Stone Arch Bridges was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 7, 2001.

What type of historic resource is Sixth, Seventh, and Tenth Street Stone Arch Bridges?

Sixth, Seventh, and Tenth Street Stone Arch Bridges is classified as a structure in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Sixth, Seventh, and Tenth Street Stone Arch Bridges is recorded as the civil_war era.

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