Elm Grove Stone Arch Bridge

Elm Grove Stone Arch Bridge
The bridge in 2010
Elm Grove Stone Arch Bridge is located in West Virginia
Elm Grove Stone Arch Bridge
Elm Grove Stone Arch Bridge is located in the United States
Elm Grove Stone Arch Bridge
Location US 40, Wheeling, West Virginia
Coordinates40°2′36.89″N 80°39′31.55″W / 40.0435806°N 80.6587639°W / 40.0435806; -80.6587639
Area0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built1817
ArchitectMoses Shepherd
Architectural styleStone Arch
NRHP reference No.81000606[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 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.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.