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Aden Road Bridge

Prince William County, Virginia
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Photo taken by Bob Kirkpatrick

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Facts 

Overview
Through truss bridge over Southern Railroad on Aden Road in Nokesville
Location
Prince William County, Virginia
Status
Open to traffic
Future prospects
Slated for demolition and replacement.
History
Built 1882
Builder
- Keystone Bridge Co. of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Design
Pin-connected, 5-panel Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Span length: 78.1 ft.
Total length: 78.1 ft.
Deck width: 12.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 21.0 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.71000, -77.56333   (decimal degrees)
38°42'36" N, 77°33'48" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/277116/4287714 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Nokesville
Inventory numbers
VA 14340 (Virginia bridge number)
BH 33805 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 03/2012)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 5.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2008)
2,010

Categories 

19th Century (3,851)
5-panel truss (375)
Built 1882 (70)
Built during 1880s (1,055)
Doomed (814)
Have street view (10,035)
Keystone Bridge Co. (22)
Laced endposts (74)
NR-listed (2,355)
One-lane traffic (7,119)
Open (28,454)
Owned by railroad (4,120)
 Pin-connected (1,568)
Pratt through truss (3,184)
Pratt truss (5,687)
Prince William County, Virginia (8)
Span length 75-100 feet (4,740)
Structurally deficient (16,728)
Through truss (9,254)
Total length 75-100 feet (4,812)
Truss (23,615)
Virginia (549)
Wooden deck (5,415)

Update Log 

  • January 2, 2012: Updated by Nathan Holth: This bridge is now doomed.
  • April 19, 2010: New Street View added by Nathan Holth
  • March 15, 2008: New photos from Bob Kirkpatrick
  • March 6, 2008: New photo from Bob Kirkpatrick

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Aden Road Bridge
Posted January 3, 2012, by Nathan Holth (form3 [at] historicbridges [dot] org)

It is common (and often required by federal law) to offer a historic bridge slated for demolition to a third party. This however is not a preservation committment, and if nobody steps forward to take the bridge (which is the most common scenario) than the bridge would face demolition. I have however learned that Section 106 has not yet been conducted for this bridge, so VDOT is premature in describing this as a replacement project, before they have considered alternatives to avoid adverse effect.

Aden Road Bridge
Posted January 2, 2012, by Chris P.

It looks like they are considering relocating the historic bridge if a party comes forward to take it.