Front Street


Stone railroad bridge at Bailey Road through the years.

 

  • Also the site of the Beatson/Parks murder.

  • Built in 1850 by German, Italian and Irish immigrants.

  • It's style is dry stack or roman arch Methodist construction.

  • Each block was cut to fit its exact place.

  • There were picked up by block and tackle to put them into place.You can still see the notches in the blocks where they picked them up. 

  • Each block weighs between 500 and 1200 lbs.