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Christians Creek Route 794 Bridge

Augusta County, Virginia

Photos 

Overview

Photo taken Nov. 2006 by Kevin M. Byrne

BH Photo #108970

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Pony truss bridge over Christians Creek on Sangers Lane (Route 794)
Location
Augusta County, Virginia
Status
Replaced by new bridge
History
Built 1910; Replaced 2009
Design
Warren pony truss
Dimensions
Span length: 70.9 ft.
Total length: 70.9 ft.
Deck width: 11.8 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.12851, -78.99454   (decimal degrees)
38°07'43" N, 78°59'40" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/675775/4221973 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Fort Defiance
Inventory numbers
VA 2341 (Virginia bridge number)
BH 33582 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Augusta County, Virginia (25)
Built 1910 (1,173)
Built during 1910s (9,713)
Lost (25,306)
Lost 2009 (342)
Lost during 2000s (4,212)
One-lane traffic (7,618)
Owned by state (16,110)
Pony truss (16,318)
 Replaced by new bridge (17,043)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,131)
Structurally deficient (13,987)
Total length 50-75 feet (9,329)
Truss (33,149)
Virginia (1,250)
Warren pony truss (3,399)
Warren truss (6,627)

Update Log 

  • April 11, 2010: Updated by C Hanchey: Bridge has been replaced
  • December 4, 2006: Posted photos from Kevin M. Byrne

Sources 

  • Kevin M. Byrne - dcfireman [at] comcast [dot] net
  • C Hanchey - cmh2315fl [at] yahoo [dot] com
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Comments 

Christians Creek Route 794 Bridge
Posted December 5, 2009, by Ben Philbrick (bphilbrick [at] cox [dot] net)

As of 12/5/2009 this bridge is currently being replaced. It is scheduled to open late this year.