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Valley Railroad - Folly Mills Creek Viaduct
Photos
File:Valley Railroad, Folly Mills Creek Viaduct, Interstate 81, Staunton vicinity (Augusta County, Virginia).jpg
Photo taken by National Park Service
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BH Photo #276120
Description
The railroad viaduct near Staunton Virginia is an outstanding example of 19th century stone masonry construction. It is a well preserved reminder of the Valley Railroad and stands as a scenic landmark to passing motorists along Interstate 81.-- Historic American Engineering Record
Facts
- Overview
- Stone arch bridge over Folly Mills Creek on Valley Railroad Company
- Location
- Augusta County, Virginia
- Status
- Derelict/Abandoned
- History
- Built 1874 by the Valley Railroad Company
- Railroad
- - Valley Railroad of Virginia (VRR)
- Design
- Stone arch
- Recognition
- Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on November 19, 1974
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +38.08955, -79.07766 (decimal degrees)
38°05'22" N, 79°04'40" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 17/668578/4217495 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Stuarts Draft
- Inventory numbers
- NRHP 74002105 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
VLR 007-0041
BH 59957 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- September 13, 2019: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
- August 24, 2016: HAER photos posted by Dave King
- February 26, 2014: Added by Dave King
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