South Branch Quantico Creek Bridge, NPS Route 11 spanning south branch of Quantico Creek, Dumfries, Prince William County, Virginia
Summary
Significance: The design and construction of this structure represent a renewal of interest in rustic forms of architecture that also influenced the construction of this bridge. This style highlighted the use of "native" materials: readily available in the surroundings and natural to a park's environment. Much of the National Park Service construction in parks utilized this style of building. The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) worked extensively in parks during the 1930s and early 1940s; Prince William Forest Park being one of many that the CC improved upon.
Survey number: HAER VA-49
Building/structure dates: 1939- 1940 Initial Construction
Tags
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Civilian Conservation Corps
Shipe, Mary Kendall, historian
Lowe, Jet, photographer
Location
Dumfries, 38.54974, -77.31557
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html