Bridge L8515
See features of the bridge
History and significance
Bridge L8515 is a stone-faced, reinforced-concrete, arch constructed in 1922. The masonry veneer is native gabbro, which is locally known as bluestone. The bridge carries Lewis Street over Tischers Creek in the Duluth neighborhood of Oatmeal Hill. Bridge L8515 is significant as a representative example of a rustic concrete arch with stone veneer.
Location
City of Duluth (St. Louis County)
Latitude, Longitude: 46.82939306, -92.07242791
Bridge features
Overall ornamental aesthetic executed in stone as seen through the use native gabbo veneer with craggy stonework, arched form, and decorative coping. Construction of the reinforced-concrete arch with stone veneer was in response to the bridge’s setting within the rural suburban character of the Oatmeal Hill neighborhood in Duluth.