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Ninth Street Bridge

Lynchburg, Virginia

Photos 

Looking SW

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley

BH Photo #372164

Map 

Description 

Destroyed by flood in 1870, rebuilt. Dimensions are estimates.

Facts 

Overview
Lost Through truss bridge over James River on Ninth Street
Location
Lynchburg, Virginia
Status
Destroyed by flood in 1870 and 1877
History
Built 1817
Design
Wooden Through truss
Dimensions
Total length: 550.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.41664, -79.13849   (decimal degrees)
37°24'60" N, 79°08'19" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/664729/4142719 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Lynchburg
Inventory number
BH 74666 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (8,305)
Built 1817 (8)
Built during 1810s (48)
Covered (1,893)
Destroyed by flood (590)
James River (Virginia) (36)
Lost (28,369)
 Lost 1877 (5)
Lost during 1870s (72)
Lynchburg, Virginia (39)
Through truss (16,701)
Total length 500-1000 feet (3,050)
Truss (35,367)
Virginia (1,381)

Update Log 

  • December 20, 2019: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • December 5, 2016: Added by Royce and Bobette Haley

Sources 

  • Royce and Bobette Haley - roycehaley111 [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • Geoff Hubbs

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