Mount Meridian Bridge

Photos 

Side view

Photo taken Nov. 2006 by Kevin M. Byrne

BH Photo #108982

Map 

Description 

Facts 

Overview

Three-span through truss bridge over Middle River on former Route 769

Location

Augusta County, Virginia

Status

Closed to all traffic with only the center span remaining

History

Built 1907 by the Champion Bridge Co.; Closed to all traffic in 1997

Builder

- Champion Bridge Co. of Wilmington, Ohio

Design

Three-span pin-connected Pratt through truss

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 129.0 ft.
Total length: 360.0 ft.
Deck width: 14.1 ft.

Recognition

Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places

Also called

Middle River Route 769 Bridge

Approximate latitude, longitude

+38.26180, -78.86185   (decimal degrees)
38°15'42" N, 78°51'43" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

17/687064/4237025 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Grottoes

Inventory numbers

VA 2309 (Virginia bridge number)
BH 33593 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• January 28, 2019: Updated by Tony Dillon: Recently added photos show the outer spans removed with only the center one remaining. What a waste!
• January 25, 2019: New photos from Evan Stone
• August 31, 2018: Updated by Christopher Finigan: Added category "Pin-connected"
• June 28, 2010: Updated by C Hanchey: Bridge is known as the Mount Meridian Bridge
• December 4, 2006: Bridge is still standing -- posted all new photos from Kevin M. Byrne

Sources 

• Kevin M. Byrne - dcfireman [at] comcast [dot] net
• HAER VA-26 - Middle River Pratt Through-Truss Bridge, State Route 256, spanning Middle River, Weyers Cave vicinity, Augusta County, VA
• C Hanchey - cmh2315fl [at] yahoo [dot] com
• HAER VA-98 - Mount Meridian Bridge, Spanning Middle River at State Route 769, Mount Meridian vicinity, Augusta, VA
• Evan Stone
• Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com

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