{"nrhp_refnum":"74002134","name":"Goose Creek Stone Bridge","other_names":[],"category":"structure","location":{"address":"NW of Atoka off U.S. 50","address_restricted":false,"city":"Atoka","county":"Loudoun County","state":"VA","lat":38.982020541000054,"lon":-77.81953800372786,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1974-10-09","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Engineering","Transportation"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A four-span rubble fieldstone turnpike bridge, about 200 feet long, crossing Goose Creek about two miles northwest of U.S. Route 50 near Atoka, Loudoun County, Virginia. It dates to the early nineteenth century.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it the largest and most scenically situated of the early stone turnpike bridges of northern Virginia. It may date from as early as 1810, when the Ashby's Gap Turnpike was authorized. It is documented in an 1820 Board of Public Works report. Engineering and transportation are the areas of significance marked.","narrative":"Goose Creek Stone Bridge is a four-span turnpike bridge of rubble fieldstone, roughly 200 feet long, located about two miles northwest of U.S. Route 50 near Atoka in Loudoun County. Its segmental arches are framed by demi-conical stone buttresses, and triangular buttresses support the ramp at the western end. The two eastern arches are reinforced underneath with cast concrete, and the two eastern spans cross the creek while the western two cross bottom land. The exact construction date is unknown, but it could be as early as 1810, when the General Assembly authorized extending the Ashby's Gap Turnpike. An 1820 report refers to tolls collected at or near the bridge. It is described as the largest and most scenically situated early stone turnpike bridge in northern Virginia. A new Route 50 bridge built in the 1950s left the old structure unused, though more visible as a landmark. The stonework has been repointed, and metal tie rods halt a spreading along its center line.","period_of_significance":"19th Century","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Neither used nor maintained; condition marked fair, generally structurally sound but needing clearing and minor repair. The Highway Department intends to offer title to any agency that will take responsibility for preservation.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:57.363176-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/51/6816/41681651/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/74002134.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/74002134/d5ac9868b0-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/74002134/d5ac9868b0-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 4.0","author":"Sarah Stierch","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Goose_Creek_Bridge_B_-_Stierch.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Sarah Stierch</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Goose_Creek_Bridge_B_-_Stierch.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"08001051","name":"Cromwell's Run Rural Historic District (Boundary Increase)","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/virginia/cromwells-run-rural-historic-district-boundary-increase-08001051/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41681651","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goose_Creek_Stone_Bridge","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5584048"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/loudoun-county/goose-creek-stone-bridge-74002134/"}