National Register of Historic Places
Old Stone Arch Bridge
Lewistown vicinity, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania
The record
- Listed
- April 18, 1979
- Type
- Structure
- Address
- Over Jack's Creek, Derry Township, Lewistown vicinity
- County
- Mifflin
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Contributing resources
- 1 structure
- Coordinates
- 40.58454, -77.55650
- Reference number
- 09000096
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The story
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The Old Stone Arch Bridge is a one-span, semi-elliptical stone arch bridge over Jack's Creek in Derry Township, near Lewistown in Mifflin County. It was built in 1813, and the nomination names Philip Diehl as its architect. The listing covers 3.5 acres.
Why it's listed
It was listed in the National Register under criterion A, with local significance in architecture and performing arts.
Physical character
The walls are stone, forming one semi-elliptical arch with long, curving abutments, and the bridge was repaired in 1930 and again in 1957.
Historical context
It served as a roadway and is associated with the Harrisburg to Lewistown section of the Harrisburg to Pittsburgh Turnpike, whose western end was completed in 1818. Currier and Ives depicted the bridge in 1860.