Old Route 61 Wolf Creek Bridge

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Photo taken by C Hanchey in April 2010

BH Photo #162298

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
Railroad: - Rail-to-road
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)