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Rating:
44847
{69}%
1 vote
Old Route 61 Wolf Creek Bridge
Bland County
,
Virginia
Photos
Old Route 61 Wolf Creek Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in April 2010
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BH Photo #162298
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Overview
Pratt through truss bridge over Wolf Creek on former Route 61
Location
Bland County
,
Virginia
Status
Open to pedestrians
History
Built 1890 as a railroad bridge; Converted to highway bridge in 1946 when rail line discontinued; closed to vehicular traffic in 1987
Builder
-
Phoenix Bridge Co.
of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
Design
Pratt through truss with Phoenix columns
Dimensions
Total length: 206.0 ft.
Deck width: 16.0 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on January 7, 2011
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.24354
,
-81.10239
(decimal degrees)
37°14'37" N, 81°06'09" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/490918/4121894
(zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Rocky Gap
Inventory numbers
NRHP 10001114
(National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 44847
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Categories
19th Century
(7,564)
Bland County, Virginia
(8)
Built 1890
(271)
Built during 1890s
(2,982)
Have street view
(26,946)
NR-listed
(2,960)
Open to pedestrians
(4,215)
Owned by state
(15,983)
Phoenix Bridge Co.
(187)
Phoenix columns
(73)
Pin-connected
(3,901)
Pratt through truss
(5,389)
Pratt truss
(9,296)
Rail-to-road
(342)
Through truss
(15,059)
Total length 175-250 feet
(4,265)
Truss
(32,780)
Virginia
(1,216)
Wrought Iron
(394)
Update Log
July 24, 2018: New photos from Timothy Phillips
February 26, 2014: Updated by Dave King: Added category "Phoenix Bridge Co."
October 7, 2012: Photo imported by Ben Tate
April 19, 2010: New Street View added by Nathan Holth
April 12, 2010: Added by C Hanchey
Sources
C Hanchey
-
cmh2315fl [at] yahoo [dot] com
Nathan Holth
Timothy and Joann Phillips
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