{"nrhp_refnum":"70000808","name":"Broad Run Bridge and Tollhouse","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Jct. of Rtes. 7 and 28 with Broad Run","address_restricted":false,"city":"Sterling","county":"Loudoun County","state":"VA","lat":39.04691513400007,"lon":-77.43273945699997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1970-04-17","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Transportation"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-arch stone bridge and adjoining stone toll house at the intersection of Routes 7 and 28 and Broad Run, near Sterling in Loudoun County, Virginia. The bridge is thought to date from about 1820 and was built as part of the Leesburg Turnpike.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it one of several surviving stone bridges in Virginia and probably the only extant bridge-and-toll-house combination. It is tied to early 19th-century turnpike building meant to promote commerce and travel westward. The design is described as picturesque, with strict functionalism and structural integrity.","narrative":"Broad Run Bridge and Toll House sit where Routes 7 and 28 meet Broad Run, near Sterling in Loudoun County. The stone bridge has two arches carried on a central pier and heavy abutments, with conical buttressing at the arches and a low parapet along the roadway. The stone toll house stands at the western end on the south side. It began as a one-story, three-bay building and was later enlarged with three wings, though the old walls remain largely intact. Both were part of the Leesburg Turnpike, chartered in 1809. A stone reputedly dated 1820 suggests the likely construction date, replacing at least three earlier wooden bridges that washed away. The stone bridge carried traffic until 1949, and the road ceased to be a toll road at the start of the Civil War. The property was listed as one of several surviving stone bridges in Virginia and probably the only such bridge paired with a toll house. The toll house is now a private residence. A June 1972 flood damaged the causeway.","period_of_significance":"19th Century","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition listed as fair and altered. The bridge is owned by the state highway department and the toll house is a private residence. The causeway at the west end was damaged by flood in June 1972. A concrete and steel bridge replaced the stone bridge for traffic in 1949.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:56.74546-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/49/6816/41681649/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/70000808.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/70000808/c93130689a-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/70000808/c93130689a-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Jerrye &amp; Roy Klotz, MD","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BROAD_RUN_BRIDGE_AND_TOLLHOUSE;_LOUDOUN_COUNTY,_VA.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Jerrye &amp;amp; Roy Klotz, MD</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BROAD_RUN_BRIDGE_AND_TOLLHOUSE;_LOUDOUN_COUNTY,_VA.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41681649","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broad_Run_Bridge_and_Tollhouse","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4971930"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/loudoun-county/broad-run-bridge-and-tollhouse-70000808/"}