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Bethel Road Bridge

Halifax County, Virginia

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Bethel Rd Truss Bridge

Photo taken by C Hanchey in December 2008

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BH Photo #134489

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Overview
Pony truss bridge over Banister River on Bethel Road in Halifax
Location
Halifax County, Virginia
Status
Removed but not replaced
History
Built 1930
Builder
- Fredericksburg Bridge Co.
Design
Riveted Warren pony truss with center 'X' panel
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 107.0 ft.
Total length: 301.9 ft.
Deck width: 22.6 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+36.77667, -78.91667   (decimal degrees)
36°46'36" N, 78°55'00" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/685919/4072121 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Halifax
Average daily traffic (as of 2008)
2,753
Inventory numbers
VA 9184 (Virginia bridge number)
BH 33703 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of December 2009)
Overall condition: Good
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 7 (out of 100)
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Categories 

Built 1930 (1,857)
Built during 1930s (12,248)
Fredericksburg Bridge Co. (2)
Halifax County, Virginia (16)
Have street view (29,907)
Lost (30,025)
Lost 2011 (517)
Lost during 2010s (3,642)
Owned by state (16,656)
 Pony truss (17,232)
Replaced by new bridge (20,433)
Span length 100-125 feet (4,620)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,610)
Truss (36,794)
Virginia (1,423)
Warren pony truss (3,595)
Warren truss (7,091)

Update Log 

  • January 13, 2017: Updated by Royce and Bobette Haley: changed status
  • May 4, 2010: New Street View added by Nathan Holth
  • February 28, 2009: New photos from C Hanchey

Sources 

  • C Hanchey - cmh2315fl [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • Nathan Holth
  • Royce and Bobette Haley - roycehaley111 [at] yahoo [dot] com
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Comments 

Bethel Road Bridge
Posted December 25, 2016, by Joey Bane (bermann214 [at] embarqmail [dot] com)

This structure has been destroyed and replaced.

Bethel Road Bridge
Posted May 12, 2009, by john church (fastford2828 [at] yahoo [dot] com)

This bridge was closed about 1 year ago.There is a temporay bridge that cost about $5 million for now.The headline of a Halifax Co. paper said>County to state>We need money to rebuild this bridge>Why wasn't a real bridge built instead of a temp.one? Why did Va.turn down the money from the federal Government?Any idea if this bridge will ever be built & when?How many $$$ to tear down the disposable bridge? john church