Goose Creek Stone Bridge

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{{Infobox NRHP

| name = Goose Creek Stone Bridge

| nrhp_type =

| designated_other1 = Virginia Landmarks Register

| designated_other1_date = May 21, 1974{{cite web|title=Virginia Landmarks Register|url=http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/register_counties_cities.htm|publisher=Virginia Department of Historic Resources|accessdate=5 June 2013}}

| designated_other1_number = 053-0156

| designated_other1_num_position = bottom

| image = Goose Creek Bridge B - Stierch.jpg

| caption = Goose Creek Stone Bridge, September 2011

| nearest_city = Atoka, Virginia

| coordinates = {{coord|38|58|54.10|N|77|49|08.30|W|display=inline,title}}

| locmapin = USA Virginia Northern#USA Virginia#USA

| built = 1810

| architect =

| added = October 9, 1974

| area = {{convert|26|acre}}

| refnum = 74002134{{NRISref|version=2010a}}

}}

The Goose Creek Stone Bridge crosses Goose Creek in Loudoun County, Virginia. The {{convert|200|ft|m|adj=on}} long stone arch bridge spans the creek in four arches. Built about 1810, it is the largest stone turnpike bridge in northern Virginia, designed to carry the Ashby's Gap Turnpike across the creek. The turnpike was replaced by U.S. Route 50, which crosses the creek a short distance to the south. The bridge is no longer used for vehicular traffic.{{cite web|last=Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Goose Creek Stone Bridge|url=http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/Counties/Loudoun/053-0156_Goose_Creek_Stone_Bridge_1974_Final_Nomination.pdf|accessdate=20 September 2011|date=April 1974}} The bridge was a center of fighting in the American Civil War on June 21, 1863, during the Battle of Upperville.

The Goose Creek Bridge was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 9, 1974.

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