N&W - Six Mile Bridge

Photos 

Looking West

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in December 2016

Enlarge

BH Photo #372321

Map 

Description 

Facts 

Overview

Abandoned Pratt deck truss bridge over James River on N&W RR

Location

Campbell County, Virginia, and Amherst County, Virginia

Status

Abandoned in 1972; owned by the Mount Athos Regional Museum and Information Center, Inc.

Railroads

- Atlantic, Mississippi, & Ohio Railroad (AM&O)
- Norfolk & Western Railway (NW)
- Southside Railroad

Design

Warren deck truss

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 112.0 ft.
Total length: 691.0 ft.
Deck width: 10.0 ft.

Recognition

Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on October 12, 1995

Also called

Bridge No. 58

Approximate latitude, longitude

+37.39315, -79.06171   (decimal degrees)
37°23'35" N, 79°03'42" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

17/671577/4140249 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Kelly

Inventory numbers

NRHP 95001175 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 49602 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• April 9, 2020: Updated by Geoff Hubbs: Added NRHP listing, current owner and alternate name
• February 4, 2017: New photos from Royce and Bobette Haley
• December 7, 2016: Updated by Royce and Bobette Haley: cor. county added cat.
• December 6, 2011: Updated by J.P.: updated bridge type and it crosses county lines
• September 12, 2011: Added by Luke Harden

Related Bridges 

• CSX - James River Bridge (Downstream)

Sources 

• Luke
• J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
• Royce and Bobette Haley - roycehaley111 [at] yahoo [dot] com
• Geoff Hubbs

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