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Plank Drive-North Fork Roanoke River Bridge

Montgomery County, Virginia

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North Fork Roanoke River Bridge

Photo from Virginia Dept of Historic Resources

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View this photo at dhr.virginia.gov

BH Photo #486634

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over North Fork Roanoke River on Plank Drive
Location
Ironto, Montgomery County, Virginia
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1892
Builder
- King Iron Bridge & Manufacturing Co. of Cleveland, Ohio [also known as King Bridge Co.]
Design
6-panel, pinned Pratt through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.22174, -80.36532   (decimal degrees)
37°13'18" N, 80°21'55" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/556307/4119660 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 91361 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,626)
Built 1892 (228)
Built during 1890s (2,996)
Formerly NR-listed (138)
Ironto, Virginia (1)
King Bridge Co. (367)
King Iron Bridge & Manufacturing Co. (30)
Lost (24,968)
Lost 1996 (447)
 Lost during 1990s (3,999)
Montgomery County, Virginia (26)
Owned by county (20,848)
Pratt through truss (5,425)
Pratt truss (9,346)
Replaced by new bridge (16,764)
Through truss (15,178)
Truss (32,958)
Virginia (1,231)

Update Log 

  • December 6, 2020: New photo from Geoff Hubbs

Sources 

  • Geoff Hubbs

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