Stone Arch Bridge (Champaign, Illinois)

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Stone Arch Bridge
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Locationnear Springfield Ave. and 2nd St.
Champaign, Illinois
Coordinates 40°6′46″N88°14′14″W / 40.11278°N 88.23722°W / 40.11278; -88.23722 Coordinates: 40°6′46″N88°14′14″W / 40.11278°N 88.23722°W / 40.11278; -88.23722
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1860
NRHP reference No. 81000210 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 14, 1981

The Stone Arch Bridge, located near the intersection East Springfield Avenue and South Second Street in Champaign, Illinois was built in 1860. In c.2010, it was integrated into the design of the Boneyard Creek Second Street Basin, a flood control facility and recreational amenity which is located between First and Second Streets and Springfield and University Avenues. [2]

The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981. [1]

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Notes

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "Boneyard Second Street Detention Project" Archived 2013-02-01 at the Wayback Machine on the City of Champaign website