Elm Grove Stone Arch Bridge | |
Location | US 40, Wheeling, West Virginia |
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Coordinates | 40°2′36.89″N 80°39′31.55″W / 40.0435806°N 80.6587639°W |
Area | 0.5 acres (0.20 ha) |
Built | 1817 |
Architect | Moses Shepherd |
Architectural style | Stone Arch |
NRHP reference No. | 81000606[1] |
Added to NRHP | August 21, 1981 |
The Elm Grove Stone Arch Bridge, also known as the Monument Place Bridge, is the oldest extant bridge, built in 1817, in the U.S. state of West Virginia. The bridge carries U.S. Route 40 over Little Wheeling Creek in Elm Grove. The bridge was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 21, 1981.