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New Hope Road-Christians Creek Bridge

Augusta County, Virginia

Photos 

New Hope Road Bridge

The News Leader: October 23 1968

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BH Photo #472291

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Christians Creek on New Hope Road/VA 254 (Old Alignment)
Location
Augusta County, Virginia
Status
Collapsed due to an overweight truck
History
Built 1897 by the Brackett Bridge Company; collapsed by an overweight truck 1968.
Builder
- Brackett Bridge Co. of Cincinnati, Ohio
Design
Pinned Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Total length: 151.0 ft.
Also called
State Route 254-Christians Creek Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.16114, -78.96570   (decimal degrees)
38°09'40" N, 78°57'57" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/678223/4225649 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 89301 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,673)
Augusta County, Virginia (25)
Brackett Bridge Co. (28)
Built 1897 (265)
Built during 1890s (3,007)
Collapsed (395)
Lost (25,308)
Lost 1968 (88)
 Lost during 1960s (778)
Pratt through truss (5,464)
Pratt truss (9,405)
Through truss (15,287)
Total length 125-175 feet (5,949)
Truss (33,150)
Virginia (1,250)

Update Log 

  • May 17, 2020: New photos from Melissa Brand-Welch
  • May 17, 2020: Added by Tony Dillon

Sources 

  • Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com
  • Melissa Brand-Welch - melissabrandwelch [at] msn [dot] com

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