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Calfpasture River Bridge elevation Calfpasture River Bridge showing the northwest side of the structure. Note galvanized finish which was applied in 2002. Photo taken by Frank Danberg in October 2008 |
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Bridge with maker's plaque The maker's plaque reads-- "Groton Bridge & Manufacturing Company, Groton, NY, 1890" Photo taken by Frank Danberg in October 2008 |
Facts
- Overview
- Through truss bridge over Calfpasture River on Route 746 in Goshen
- Location
- Rockbridge County, Virginia
- Status
- Open to traffic
- History
- Built 1890, Rehabilitated 2001-02
- Builder
- - Groton Bridge Co. of Groton, New York
- Design
- Through truss
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 138.1 ft.
Total length: 259.9 ft.
Deck width: 19.4 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 19.7 ft.
- Recognition
- Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +37.98500, -79.49333 (decimal degrees)
37°59'06" N, 79°29'36" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 17/632312/4205221 (zone/easting/northing)
- USGS topographic map
- Goshen
- Inventory number
- BH 33829 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
- Inspection (as of 07/2007)
- Deck condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 70.2 (out of 100) - Average daily traffic (as of 1995)
- 55
Sources
- Frank Danberg - fmdanberg [at] verizon [dot] net
- Anthony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com
Comments
Calfpasture River Bridge
I see from the linked article, it was designed for 2 lanes of traffic as well as a street car. That explains the larger than normal size of the floor beams.
Calfpasture River Bridge
VDOT rehabilitated this bridge in 2001-2002. They evidently took apart the truss and had it completely galvanized. It now has a bright silver-like appearance. There is an interest web article on the bridge's restoration on the FHWA website. See it at this address... http://www.tfhrc.gov/pubrds/04jan/07.htm