Nomination for "S" Bridge II

From the form

The catalogue entry the section above was filed under.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR - State Form 10-300 (Rev. 6-72) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY ENTRY DATE NAME AND/ OR HISTORIC: U.S. Route 40 West of New Concord wue John M. Ashbrook 3.

CLASSIFICATION (Check One) TO THE PUBLIC - Building -x Public X Structure - Preservation work PRESENT USE (Check One or More as Appropriate) - Comments - Other (Specify) OWNER'S NAME: State of Ohio Department of Highways LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS TITLE OF SURVEY: DATE OF SURVEY: - Local DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS: 2 3 1973 039 LOCATION Site Military Religious Muskingum Entertainment Educational Zanesville Commercial COUNT Transportation ACCESSIBLE Private CATEGORY Both Agricultural Columbus Restricted District NATIONAL Unoccupied Being Considered STATUS CODE Scientific Museum Federal Park OWNERSHIP Yes: Private Residence COMMON: Ohio Industrial Government Muskingum County Courthouse Public Acquisition: OWNER OF PROPERTY REGISTER Object STREET AND NUMBER: In Process APR231373 CITY OR TOWN: 119 "s" Bridge II (Type all entries complete applicable sections) DEC I 3 1972 COURTHOUSE, REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC: DATE RECEIVED ENTRY NUMBER Front Street 25 South X Excellent O Fair - Deteriorated - Unexposed - Unaltered - Moved X Original Site DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (if known) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Description of the property

Located just west of New Concord, Ohio at the point where U.S. Route 40 On either side of the arch, the floor of the bridge curves. On the east some repointing, the bridge is unaltered, and is in very good condition. curves at the approaches, cuts down the length of the arch needed to span the stream, and avoids steep grades and protects the back fill from in Washington, Hendrysburg, and Middleborne, Ohio, the road approaches have required a longer arch, more excavation and greater expense. DEC 1 3 1972 CONDITION DESCRIPTION REGISTER NATIONAL Ruins as part of the National Road in 1828. It is one of several similar structures built in Ohio and Pennsylvania and crosses Fox Creek, is an "s' shaped masonry bridge which was constructed are constructedof cut stone ofvarying sizes in courses of1 foot (Check One) feet spans the creek along a line perpendicular to the flow of the stream.

is slightly less than 22° north. The walls of the bridge and the vault or more. The floor is built of brick. Except for the brick floor and the stream at an angle. To bridge the stream at the center line would is approximately 140 feet long and 26 feet wide.

A single arch of 30 RECEIVED The "s" design of the bridge is functional.It avoids sharp, angular end the curve is slightly less than 20° south;on the west end the curve Good - 16th Century SPECIFIC DATE(S) (If Applicable and Known) - Urban Planning - Prehistoric The "S" shaped bridges have attracted widespread curiousity as to why that Benjamin Latrobe, the engineer who designed bridges along the National Road, believed that a curved structure would withstand the The National Road "S" bridges were built shortly before the advent of served for a century, often without any repair and under far greater loads than their designers could have forseen, is evidence of their With the coming of the automobile, and faster speeds, the bridges DEC 1 3 1972 1828 Commerce Architecture Conservation Military Communications

From the form

The catalogue entry the section above was filed under.

SIGNIFICANCE Engineering losophy Science Aboriginal REGISTER NATIONAL Landscape Literature Theater Pre-Columbian Religion/Phi itarian Education Invention Music Social/Human- Agriculture produce more income. These stories are largely untrue. Sculpture Political Daughters of the American Revolution convinced the Ohio Highway them with new bridges. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE

Statement of significance

X Transportation Industry Department to build around the old structures instead of replacing Road S bridges extant in eastern Ohio. 1oad limits imposed. The S" Bridge II at New Concord is one of five original National Other PERIOD (Check One or More as Appropriate) masons, who were paid by the foot, knew that a curved structure would the beam structures, perfected by the railroads. The fact that they Art Some writers have suggested excellent design.The New Concord bridge is passable today with no force of water better than a straight span.Others have attributed the scurves to an attempt to keep surface water from draining down the bridges were Irish built and Englishmen planned",or that stone- they were built in such a peculiar shape. RECEIVED

The rest of the file

Bibliography, boundary description, and the people who prepared and reviewed the nomination.

MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES Hulber, A.B. "The Old National Road, The Historic Highway of America," Society for Industrial Archaeology, Cooper Union, New York City, April 8, 1972. GEOGRAPHICAL DATA LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINATES DEFINING A RECTANGLE LOCATING THE PROPERTY DEFINING THE CENTER POINT OF A PKOPERTY OF LESS THAN TEN ACRES 81 ° 44 - 47 FORM PREPARED BY Amos J. Loveday, Jr. July, 1972 STREET AND NUMBER: CITY OR TOWN: NATIONAL REGISTER VERIFICATION As the designated State Liaison Officer for the Na- I hereby certify that this property is included in the tional Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (Public Law 89-665), I hereby nominate this property for inclusion Nationa 1 Register.

in the National Register and certify that it has been evaluated according to the c-iteria and procedures set Director, Office of Archeology and Historie level of significance of this nomination is: GP 0 931-894 039 Seconds Local Degrees DATE STATE ORGANIZATION LATITUDE LONGITUDE REGISTER Minutes ATTEST: CORNER NATIONAL COUNTY CODE Columbus Preservation IX (1901). Degrees Minutes Seconds Ohio Archaeological and Historical Society Publican, paper presented at the First Annual Conference of the 5479-B Rockwood Ct. NAME AND TITLE: T2. STATE LIAISON OFFICER CERTIFICATION Jordan, P.D., The National Road, Indianapolis; Bob Merril Co., 1948, p.85. McKee, Harley J., "Original Bridges on the National Road in Eastern Ohio"' 1 acre DEC 1 3 forth by the National Park Service.

The recommended 1116-1117 Name Title STATE Ohio Federal Register entry _k -5-73 APR 2 3 1973 Maps Entered Re-submit HISTORIAN Send-back TECH REVIEW Photos PROPERTY REVIEW UNIT CHIEF WORKING NUMBER BRANCH CHIEF KEEPER CONTROL REVIEW Gratiot of which 5 are of the S-type.There are probably other Nat'l.Road features National Register write-up 12.13.72.7927 Muskingham such as milestones and taverns, tollhouses and inns. Wouldn't it be more logical (more) There are 13 orig.National Road bridges in Ohio between the towms of Blaine & ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN Latrote bridge! heat. and highways and couldn't be considered integral, it would seem to me that a better than piecemeal. END 3/23/73 form of preservation may result by registering related structures together rather one-by-one?

Though Old Rte.4o has been broken into many sections by new interstates UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Form No. 10-301a NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Amos J. Loveday, Jr. DATE OF PHOTO: July 1972 NEGATIVE FILED AT: DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. INT: 154-72 039 119 Muskingum COUNTY NAME STATE APR PROPE PHOTO REFERENCE CODE LOCATION Ohio IDENTIFICATION COMMON: REGISTER NATION PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM ENTRY NUMBER NPS Number NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES West of New Concord View of bridge floor looking west. AND/OR HISTORIC: FOR NPS USE ONLY Title: Loc. (Type all entries-attach to or enclose with photograph) U.S. Route 40 CITY OR TOWN: STREET AND NUMBER: "S" Bridge II (7/72) ViEW of bri PHOTO CREDIT: UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Form No. 10-301a NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NAME AND/OR HISTORIC: LOCA TION U.S.

Route 40 DATE OF PHOTO: July 1972 NEGATIVE FILED AT: DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. INT. 154-72 039 119 Muskingum COUNTY IDENTIFICATION DATE STATE CODE Ohio PHOTO REFERENCE COMMON: PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM ENTRY NUMBER NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES West of New Concord View of the south wall and arch. (Type all entries -attach to or enclose with photograph) CITY OR TOWN: FOR NPS USE ONLY Amos J. Loveday,Jr. STREET AND NUMBER: (7/72) "S Bridge II 2 3 1973 NATION SISTER UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Form No. 10-301a NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Musk 2.3 1973 Amos J. Loveday, Ir July, 1972 DATE OF PHOTO: NEGATIVE FILED AT: DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. INT: 154-72 039 119 Muskingum NAME COUNTY IDENTIFICATION Title: NPS Number DATE LOCATION STATE CODE PHOTO REFERENCE REGISTER NATIONAL Ohio Loc.

NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES ENTRY NUMBER COMMON: PHOTO CREDIT: View of bridge looking west from the deck. PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM AND/OR HISTORIC: (Type all entries -attach to or enclose with photograph) West of New Concord FOR NPS USE ONLY U.S. Route 40 STREET AND NUMBER: CITY OR TOWN: PROPERTY O (7/72) "S" Bridge II Form No. 10-301a UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 2 /3 1973 LOCA TION DEC 1 3 1972 Amos J. Loveday, Jr. NEGATIVE FILED AT: DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC. INT: 154-72 039 119 NAME Muskingum DATE COUNTY CODE STATE Ohio NATIONAL IDENTIFICATION REGISTER West of New Concord PHOTO REFERENCE COMMON: PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM ENTRY NUMBER NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES NATIONAL PARK SERVICE PHOTO CREDIT: FOR NPS USE ONLY AND/OR HISTORIC: (Type all entries -attach to or enclose with photograph) View of the south wall looking west. U.S.

Route 40 STREET AND NUMBER: (7/72) CITY OR TOWN: NPS Number "S" Bridge II Loc. Musking July, 1972 PRO Title: DATE OF PHOTO: 4/23/73 Form 10-301 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (July 1969) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE STREET AND NUM BER: U.S. Route 40 CITY OR TOWN: TO BE INCLUDED ON ALL MAPS 1. Property broundaries where required. 2. North arrow. 3. Latitude and longitude reference. 039 119 1961 EQUIREMENTS Muskingum DATE COUNTY STATE 1:24000 NATIONAL Ohio CODE REGISTER COMMON: SOURCE: SCALE: MAP REFERENCE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES AND/OR HISTORIC: ENTRY NUMBER (Type all entries-attach to or enclose with map) U.S.G.S.

7.5' New Concord Quadrangle FOR NPS USE ONLY West of New Concord PROP ERTY MAP FORM "S Bridge II NAME APR NEW CONCORD QUADRANGLE UNITED STATES NEW CONCORD, OHIO che ohio historical society/ohio historical center/columbus, ohio 432l/ telephone (614) 469-4663 December 11, 1972 Dr. William J. Murtagh, Keeper DEC 1 3 1972 Washington, D. C. 20240 Daniel R. Porter Encl. Completed applications for: Maumee Sidecut, Lucas County Mad River and Lake Erie Railroad Groundbreaking Site, Erie County National Road, Belmont County Oak Hill, Ross County Lutz's Tavern, Lake County The Morrison House, Hamilton County Sincerely, DRP/mu Director National Register REGISTER NATIONAL Preservation Advisory Board and by their consultants for history.

National Register of Historic Place application forms for as Department of Interior To all who labor in this interesting vineyard in Washington, our many Ohio sites, buildings and structures. Groundbreaking Site for the Western Segment of the "S" Bridge II, Muskingum County best wishes for a happy holiday season. Dear Bill: Owmers of subject properties have been notified of the intent to Interstate 7l and 17th Avenue Whiteman, Benjamin, House, Greene County RECEIVED Itpleasures me to transmit to you herewith eight (8) completed College Ball, Wilmington Colloge Bale (Jonathan) Homestead Weet Point "g" Bridge II Muskingun County Delaware County Hon. William B. SaxbeAlso Notified Eon, Robert Taft, Jr- Hon. J. Willian Stanton Mx. Daniel R. Porter Hon. John li.

Ashbrook NRowland: 1mp 5-1-73 Director, Northeast Region Location STATE Name Aurora Date Entered ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER Director New Concord Clinton County The Ohio Historical Society Lake County Portage County State Historic Preservation Officer Washington County Merrick Hall Paul Hall.Muskingum College Mathews House Sumnit County Lutz's Tavern Columbiana County Elliott Ball, Sturges Library and APR 2 3 1973 Morgan He) Surrender Site Paineevillo Erwin Hall, Harietta College Hon.Samuel L.Devine Marietta Kent House Bath