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High Bridge

Prince Edward County, Virginia, and Cumberland County, Virginia
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Overview
Deck plate girder bridge over Appomattox River on High Bridge Trail State Park trail
Location
Prince Edward County, Virginia, and Cumberland County, Virginia
Status
Open to pedestrians only
History
built 1914; used for the last time 10/2004; donated by Norfolk Southern to the commonwealth of Virginia 12/2006; opened to pedestrians on Apr. 6, 2012
Design
Deck plate girder (22 spans)
Dimensions
Total length: 2,400.0 ft. (0.5 mi.)
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.31233, -78.32005   (decimal degrees)
37°18'44" N, 78°19'12" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/737495/4132889 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Rice
Inventory number
BH 43841 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1914 (532)
Built during 1910s (6,731)
Cumberland County, Virginia (5)
Deck girder (1,802)
Girder (3,241)
Open to Pedestrians (2,084)
Owned by state (9,810)
 Plate girder (2,253)
Preserved (652)
Prince Edward County, Virginia (4)
Rail-to-trail (495)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (1,217)
Virginia (540)

Update Log 

  • April 6, 2012: Bridge is now open to pedestrians/bicyclists
  • January 2, 2010: Added by Joshua Collins

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High Bridge
Posted January 2, 2010, by Joshua Collins (Bigjc1979 [at] aol [dot] com)

More info at this link: http://www.americantrails.org/resources/railtrails/HighBridgeVA08.html