Monday, February 11, 2008

Another hidden stone arch culvert

Concrete bridge over a stone arch
As I mention in my previous entry, I've stopped on the old National Road alignment just east of New Market a couple times to take photographs.

Concrete bridge over a stone arch
The structure seemed to be nothing more than a simple concrete box culvert, probably built in the 1920s or 1930s.

Concrete bridge over a stone arch
However, on closer inspection, a stone arch is revealed. This is the south face of the culvert. The construction of the north face is similar.

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