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Southside - High Bridge (1854)

Cumberland County, Virginia, and Prince Edward County, Virginia

Photo 

File:High Bridge Farmville Virginia

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BH Photo #276124

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Appomattox River on Railroad
Location
Cumberland County, Virginia, and Prince Edward County, Virginia
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1854; Ruined during Civil War; Replaced 1869
Railroad
- Southside Railroad
Design
Timber stringer
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on September 12, 2008
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.31238, -78.32055   (decimal degrees)
37°18'45" N, 78°19'14" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/737451/4132893 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Rice
Inventory numbers
NRHP 08000875 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
VLR 024-0056
BH 59960 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (8,382)
Beam (16,885)
Built 1854 (48)
Built during 1850s (492)
Cumberland County, Virginia (10)
Destroyed by fire (236)
Lost (28,489)
Lost 1869 (8)
 Lost during 1860s (62)
NR-listed (3,014)
Prince Edward County, Virginia (9)
Railroad (16,459)
Southside Railroad (5)
Timber stringer (4,320)
Virginia (1,382)

Update Log 

  • February 27, 2014: Updated by Luke Harden: Added info
  • February 26, 2014: Added by Dave King

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Sources 

  • Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com
  • Luke

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