Just to the west of Marshall, hidden away under modern day Rt-40, is one of the few remaining, original stone arch bridges used by the National Historic Road. This piece of early American transportation history is hard to see when traveling through the area, because you drive right over the top of it. There is [...]
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The original Stone Arch Bridge
Posted: August 2, 2010 in architecture, bridge, Central Illinois, National Historic RoadTags: arch, Baumgarten, bridge, Historic National Road, History, Rt 40, Transportation
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A covered bridge on the National Historic Road….
Posted: July 30, 2010 in National Historic Road, TourismJust west of the little town of Greenup on the Cumberland National Road a little bit of history has been recreated. 177 years after the original Jackson Covered Bridge was constructed, a recreation of that bridge was commemorated over the Embarass River (pronounced Em-ba-raa). The recreation was designed to carry modern day vehicle loads, including [...]
