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Historic Bridges: Virginia Bridge and Iron Company of Roanoke, Virginia

Special Bridge Conditions Legend: R - Former location of relocated bridge. ! - At risk for demolition or destruction. X - Confirmed demolished or collapsed. S  - Dismantled and/or in storage. L -  Severe loss of historic integrity due to alteration.


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Total Bridges Found: 22

Amelia River Railroad Bridge
Seaboard Air Line Railway Bridge
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Railroad (First Coast Railroad) Over Amelia River in Rural: Nassau County, Florida, United States
Metal Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Movable: Swing (Center Pier)
Length: 365 ft. Main Span: 235 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1920 By: Virginia Bridge and Iron Company of Roanoke, Virginia
This nice looking railroad through truss swing bridge is a rarity in the local area.
Big Sandy Junction Railroad Bridge
HSRNational HSR. Local HSR.
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Railroad (CSX) Over Big Sandy River and US-60 in Catlettsburg and Kenova: Boyd County, Kentucky and Wayne County, West Virginia, United States
Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed
Length: 2,465 ft. Main Span: 225 ft. Main Spans: 5
Built 1943 By: Virginia Bridge and Iron Company of Roanoke, Virginia
This riveted truss bridge has approach spans which were built later in the 1950s by the American Bridge Company.
Bridge of Lions
Matanzas River Highway Bridge
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FL-A1A (Cathedral Place, Anastasia Boulevard) Over Matanzas River (Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway) in St. Augustine: St. Johns County, Florida, United States
Metal Variable Depth Deck Girder, Movable: Double Leaf Bascule (Rolling Lift) and Approach Spans: Metal Cantilever Deck Girder, Fixed
Length: 1,545 ft. Main Span: 135 ft. Roadway: 25 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1927 By: Virginia Bridge and Iron Company of Roanoke, Virginia and John Edwin Greiner (J. E. Greiner Company of Baltimore, Maryland and Chicago, Illinois)
This well-known bascule bridge with its beautiful design and long approach system was rehabilitated with a focus on appearance and function.
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Cardington Denmark Road Bridge
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Cardington Denmark Road (TR-132) Over Shaw Creek in Rural: Morrow County, Ohio, United States
Metal 4 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Half-Hip Pony Truss, Fixed
Length: 64 ft. Main Span: 60 ft. Roadway: 13.5 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built By: Virginia Bridge and Iron Company of Roanoke, Virginia
This bridge was built by a bridge builder who was prolific in some states. but not in Ohio.
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Clarendon Bridge
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US-79 (Old Alignment) Over White River in Clarendon: Monroe County, Arkansas, United States
Metal Cantilever 20 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed
Length: 4,593 ft. Main Span: 400 ft. Roadway: 24 ft. Main Spans: 3
Built 1931 By: Virginia Bridge and Iron Company of Roanoke, Virginia and Ira G. Hedrick of Hot Springs, Arkansas
Despite its beauty, significance, good condition, this rare Arkansas cantilever truss bridge was demolished.
Clarendon Railroad Bridge
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Railroad (Union Pacific) Over White River in Clarendon: Monroe County, Arkansas, United States
Metal Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Movable: Swing (Rim Bearing Center Pier) and Approach Spans: Metal 6 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 630 ft. Main Span: 350 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1935 By: Virginia Bridge and Iron Company of Roanoke, Virginia
This traditional railroad swing bridge continues to carry railroad traffic and is noted for the length of its swing span.
Clinchport Railroad Bridge
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Railroad (Norfolk Southern) Over Clinch River in Clinchport: Scott County, Virginia, United States
Metal 5 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed
Main Spans: 3
Built 1909 By: Virginia Bridge and Iron Company of Roanoke, Virginia
This multi-span through truss has a noteworthy skew.
Fayette Station Bridge
Tunney Hunsaker Bridge
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CR-82 (Fayette Station Road) Over New River in Fayetteville: Fayette County, West Virginia, United States
Metal 16 Panel Pin-Connected Pennsylvania Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 5 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Full-Slope Pony Truss, Fixed
Length: 421 ft. Main Span: 279 ft. Roadway: 14.4 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1889 By: Virginia Bridge and Iron Company of Roanoke, Virginia
Nearly all of this historic bridge was replaced with modern materials that aside from the use of bolts, closely resemble the original bridge materials.
Jo Blackburn Bridge
Tyrone Bridge
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US-62 (Tyrone Pike) Over Kentucky River in Tyrone: Anderson County, Kentucky and Woodford County, Kentucky, United States
Metal Rivet-Connected Warren Deck Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Concrete Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed
Length: 1,256 ft. Main Span: 362 ft. Roadway: 24 ft. Main Spans: 3
Built 1932 By: Virginia Bridge and Iron Company of Roanoke, Virginia
This is a large and impressive deck truss with a curved approach.
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Kate Hewitt Bridge
Duhring Road Bridge
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Duhring Road (CR-20-20) (Main Street) Over Bluestone River in Bramwell: Mercer County, West Virginia, United States
Metal 3 Panel Rivet-Connected Queenpost Pony Truss, Fixed
Length: 115 ft. Main Span: 56 ft. Roadway: 11.5 ft. Main Spans: 2
Built 1915 By: Virginia Bridge and Iron Company of Roanoke, Virginia
This was a very unusual example of a multi-span Queenpost pony truss bridge.
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Lilly Bridge
Bluestone Lake Bridge
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WV-20 Over Bluestone Lake (Bluestone River) in Rural: Summers County, West Virginia, United States
Metal Cantilever 12 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 1,164 ft. Main Span: 278 ft. Roadway: 24 ft. Main Spans: 5
Built 1950 By: Virginia Bridge and Iron Company of Roanoke, Virginia
This is a late, but rare example of a cantilever truss bridge in West Virginia, and noted for its multiple cantilever units.
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Memphis and Arkansas Bridge
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I-55 Over Mississippi River in Memphis: Shelby County, Tennessee and Crittenden County, Arkansas, United States
Metal Cantilever 22 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed
Length: 5,222 ft. Main Span: 790 ft. Roadway: 51.8 ft. Main Spans: 5
Built 1949 By: Virginia Bridge and Iron Company of Roanoke, Virginia and Modjeski and Masters
This is the newest of a unique trio of historic cantilever truss bridges that are located side by side.
Navarro Street Bridge Middle
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Navarro Street Over San Antonio River in San Antonio: Bexar County, Texas, United States
Metal 18 Panel Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Pony Truss, Fixed
Length: 99 ft. Main Span: 97 ft. Roadway: 40 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1922 By: Virginia Bridge and Iron Company of Roanoke, Virginia and Terrell Bartlett Engineers of San Antonio, Texas
This unusual pony truss is noted for its polygonal design, but with a long horizontal section, and use of concrete railings.
Paint Rock River Railroad Bridge
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Railroad (Norfolk Southern) Over Paint Rock River in Rural: Jackson County, Alabama, United States
Metal 6 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed
Length: 300 ft. Main Span: 148 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1914 By: Virginia Bridge and Iron Company of Roanoke, Virginia
This is a traditional railroad through truss bridge.
Pembroke Bridge
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River Road (VA-623) Over New River in Rural: Giles County, Virginia, United States
Metal 12 Panel Pin-Connected Pennsylvania Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 3 Panel Rivet-Connected Queenpost Deck Truss, Fixed
Length: 792 ft. Main Span: 208 ft. Main Spans: 2
Built 1916 By: Virginia Bridge and Iron Company of Roanoke, Virginia
Bypassed and abandoned, this bridge is noted for its length and variety of span types.
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Pruitt Bridge
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AR-7 Over Buffalo River in Rural: Newton County, Arkansas, United States
Metal 16 Panel Rivet-Connected Pennsylvania Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Pony Truss, Fixed
Length: 375 ft. Main Span: 160 ft. Roadway: 20 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1931 By: Virginia Bridge and Iron Company of Roanoke, Virginia and Arkansas State Highway Commission
This unique bridge has the appearance of a cantilever truss bridge, the result of a unique construction method.
Rio Hondo Bridge
NM-395 Bridge
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NM-395 (Alamo Canyon Road) Over Rio Hondo in Rural: Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States
Metal 9 Panel Rivet-Connected Parker Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 145 ft. Main Span: 140 ft. Roadway: 19 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1927 By: Virginia Bridge and Iron Company of Roanoke, Virginia
This bridge was relocated many decades ago and more recently received an in-kind restoration to repair truck damage.
Riverside Railroad Bridge
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Railroad (Norfolk Southern) Over Coosa River (Logan Martin Lake) in Riverside: St. Clair County, Alabama and Talladega County, Alabama, United States
Metal Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Movable: Swing (Rim Bearing Center Pier) and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed
Length: 720 ft. Main Span: 230 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1927 By: Virginia Bridge and Iron Company of Roanoke, Virginia
This bridge has a variety of spans dating to a variety of different times.
TN-76 Hatchie River Bridge
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TN-76 Over Hatchie River in Rural: Haywood County, Tennessee, United States
Metal 5 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Concrete T-Beam, Fixed
Length: 416 ft. Main Span: 101 ft. Roadway: 24 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1949 By: Virginia Bridge and Iron Company of Roanoke, Virginia
This late example of a riveted truss bridge also includes a series of t-beam approach spans.
US-17 St. Marys River Bridge
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US-17 (Atlantic Coastal Highway) Over St. Marys River in Rural: Nassau County, Florida and Camden County, Georgia, United States
Metal 12 Panel Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Movable: Swing (Center Bearing Center Pier) and Approach Spans: Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Pony Truss, Fixed
Length: 562 ft. Main Span: 202 ft. Roadway: 19.7 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1927 By: Virginia Bridge and Iron Company of Roanoke, Virginia
This bridge is not only an impressive and locally rare example of a highway truss swing bridge, it was built for an important travel corridor.
US-190 Colorado River Bridge
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US-190 Over Colorado River in Rural: Lampasas County, Texas and San Saba County, Texas, United States
Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Continuous Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed
Length: 1,295 ft. Main Span: 240 ft. Roadway: 24 ft. Main Spans: 3
Built 1940 By: Virginia Bridge and Iron Company of Roanoke, Virginia and Texas Highway Department
This is a classic small scale riveted continuous through truss bridge which also features a fairly long series of approach spans.
Williamson Railroad Bridge
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Railroad (Norfolk Southern) Over Tug Fork in Williamson: Pike County, Kentucky and Mingo County, West Virginia , United States
Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Baltimore Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed
Length: 560 ft. Main Span: 160 ft. Roadway: 14.5 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1913 By: Virginia Bridge and Iron Company of Roanoke, Virginia
This railroad bridge is noted for its skewed Baltimore through truss span.

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