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Appomattox Bridge

Appomattox County, Virginia

Photos 

Appomatox River Br

Photo taken by C Hanchey in June 2009

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BH Photo #141859

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Street View 

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Facts 

Overview
Concrete tee beam bridge over Appomattox River on Route 24
Location
Appomattox County, Virginia
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1930
Builder
- W.W. Boxley & Co. of Roanoke, Virginia
Design
Concrete tee beam
Dimensions
Span length: 33.1 ft.
Total length: 33.1 ft.
Deck width: 34.8 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on July 27, 2005
Also called
Appomattox River Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.38333, -78.78833   (decimal degrees)
37°22'60" N, 78°47'18" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/695806/4139693 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Vera
Inventory numbers
VA 1567 (Virginia bridge number)
BH 42887 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 09/2015)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 86.3 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2014)
3,435

Categories 

Appomattox County, Virginia (1)
Beam (11,930)
Built 1930 (1,603)
Built during 1930s (10,553)
Concrete tee beam (2,177)
Have street view (22,058)
NR-listed (2,844)
 Open (36,533)
Owned by state (13,650)
Span length 25-50 feet (13,556)
Total length 25-50 feet (9,839)
Virginia (1,010)
W.W. Boxley & Co. (3)

Update Log 

  • February 26, 2014: New Street View added by Dave King
  • May 25, 2010: Updated by C Hanchey: Bridge was built by W.W. Boxley and Co.
  • June 27, 2009: Added by C Hanchey

Sources 

  • C Hanchey - cmh2315fl [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com
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Appomattox Bridge
Posted January 28, 2013, by Suzanne (rejoysz [at] embarqmail [dot] com)

My grandfather & his brother built this bridge! I have a photo of him & my grandmother standing on it. He & brother lived in Fluvanna, VA.

Appomattox River Bridge
Posted June 28, 2009, by J.R. Manning (thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net)

I'll bet there's a very interesting history behind this bridge. The balustrades tell a story and, in that respect, are reminiscent of the Tama Lincoln Highway Bridge in Tama, Iowa.