Status: Demolished and replaced with a welded pony truss.
Location: 38.183333,-78.440000
Carries Advance Mills Road over North Fork Rivanna River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: 7-panel, pinned Pratt through truss main span.
4-panel, pinned Pratt pony truss approach span.
Total Length: 209.0 Feet
Span Length: 121.1 Feet
Overview: Lost Pratt through truss bridge over North Fork Rivanna River on Advance Mills Road
History: Built early 20th century as two span truss; main span washed out in 1942 flood; replacement truss relocated from Alleghany County to replace main span in 1943.
Built:
Location: Albemarle County
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164145
Photo Courtesy Virginia Department of Transportation
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 37.871667,-78.498333
Carries Blenheim Road over Hardware River
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: Pin-connected, 4-panel Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 132.9 Feet
Span Length: 69.9 Feet
Overview: Pratt Pony truss bridge over Hardware River on Blenheim Road
History: Built 1907
Built: 1907
Location: Albemarle County
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168445
Blenheim Road Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in June 2010
168446
Blenheim Road Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in June 2010
168447
Blenheim Road Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in June 2010
392088
Demolition and Replacement Project
This is how Virginia treats one of the most unusual pony truss designs that is also built by a noteworthy in-state bridge company.
Photo taken by Nathan Holth in May 21, 2017
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 38.061651,-78.648681
Carries CSX RR over Mechums River and US 250
Design: truss/deck
Design Details: Deck truss
Total Length: 357.0 Feet
Span Length: 131.9 Feet
Overview: Deck truss bridge over Mechums River and US 250 in Charlottesville
History: Built 1889, reinforced 1911; approach replaced 1948
Built: 1889
Location: Albemarle County
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267626
C & O Railroad Bridge
Photo taken by Panoramio user G Day
469173
CSX - Mechums River Bridge
Photo taken by Kipp Teague in 2016
Status: Replaced by a new bridge 2019
Location: 38.163363,-78.424663
Carries Dickerson Road over North Fork Rivanna River
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: Full-slope four panel pin-connected Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 340.9 Feet
Span Length: 69.9 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over North Fork Rivanna River on Dickerson Road
History: Built 1924
Built: 1924
Location: Albemarle County
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168442
Dickerson Road Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in June 2010
168443
Dickerson Road Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in June 2010
168444
Dickerson Road Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in June 2010
Status: Appears to have been replaced
Location: 37.908333,-78.543333
Carries Scottsville Road over Hardware River
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 198.2 Feet
Span Length: 78.1 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Hardware River on Scottsville Road
History: Built 1955
Built: 1955
Location: Albemarle County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge 2019
Location: 38.225000,-78.520000
Carries Plunkett Road over Lynch River
Design: truss/pony/queenpost
Design Details: Pin-connected Queenpost pony truss
Total Length: 83.0 Feet
Span Length: 51.8 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Lynch River on Plunkett Road
History: Built 1917
Built: 1917
Location: Albemarle County
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168440
Plunkett Road Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in June 2010
168441
Plunkett Road Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in June 2010
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 37.915950,-78.563077
Carries Secretarys Sand Road over South Fork Hardware River
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 137.1 Feet
Span Length: 69.9 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over South Fork Hardware River on Secretarys Sand Road
History: Built 1932; rehabilitated 2018
Built: 1932
Location: Albemarle County
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477721
Secretarys Sand Road Bridge
2016 view
Photo from VA Dept of Historic Resources
Status: Derelict/abandoned
Location: 38.054040,-78.771471
Carries Blue Ridge Railroad over
Design: tunnel
Design Details: Tunnel
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Abandoned tunnel on Blue Ridge Railroad
History: Built 1850-1853
Built: 1853
Location: Albemarle County
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301128
Southwest Portal. Note Eliptical Arch With Keystone
Photo taken by Jack E. Boucher for the Historic American Engineering Record
301129
South Side Of Southwest Portal
Photo taken by Jack E. Boucher for the Historic American Engineering Record
301130
View Along Top Of Southwest Portal. Note Brickwork Of Pilaster
Photo taken by Jack E. Boucher for the Historic American Engineering Record
301131
Northeast Portal Of Tunnel. Concrete Buttresses Were Added At A Later Date
Photo taken by Jack E. Boucher for the Historic American Engineering Record
301143
Greenwood Tunnel
Wikipedia
301144
Greenwood Tunnel view from Greenwood Station
Wikipedia
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 37.757738,-78.512169
Carries over James River
Design: ferry
Design Details: Cable Ferry crossing
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Ferry across James River
History: Built ca. 1870
Built: ca. 1870
Location: Albemarle County
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315088
Hatton Ferry
The Hatton Ferry crosses to the north side of the James River in Albemarle County, eight miles west of Scottsville (1949).
Virginia Department of Transportation
315089
Hatton Ferry
A motorist crosses to the south side of the James River in Buckingham County on the Hatton Ferry (1966).
Virginia Department of Transportation
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 38.183694,-78.440228
Carries Advance Mills Road over North Fork Rivanna River
Design: truss/pony/warren/alt-verticals
Design Details: Modern Warren Pony truss
Total Length: 234.9 Feet
Span Length: 154.9 Feet
Overview: Modern Warren pony truss bridge over North Fork Rivanna River on Advance Mills Road
History: Built 2010
Built: 2010
Location: Albemarle County
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315152
Opening the New Advance Mills Bridge
The new Advance Mills Bridge on Route 741 over the Rivanna River. (Photo by Al Covey, VDOT)
Virginia Department of Transportation
512453
View from underneath
Photo taken by Dylan Clarke
512454
Full overview
Photo taken by Dylan Clarke
512455
Nearby former mill dam
Photo taken by Dylan Clarke
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 38.038732,-78.825520
Carries CSX RR over US 250
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 100.1 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: 1940 Pony plate girder bridge over US-250 on CSX RR
History:
Built: 1940
Location: Albemarle County
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332657
Looking SE
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in May 2015
332658
North abutment
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in May 2015
372457
Looking NW
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in June 2016
372458
Looking West
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in June 2016
372459
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in June 2016
372460
Looking West-west abutment
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in June 2016
372461
Looking SSE
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in June 2016
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 37.811186,-78.675394
Carries Irish Road over Brair Fork
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Deck arch
Total Length: 29.9 Feet
Span Length: 11.2 Feet
Overview: Deck arch bridge over Brair Fork on Irish Road
History: Built 1932
Built: 1932
Location: Albemarle County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 38.019342,-78.454209
Carries CSX RR over Moores Creek
Design: girder/deck
Design Details: Deck girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Deck girder bridge over Moores Creek on CSX RR
History:
Built:
Location: Albemarle County
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470507
CSX - Moores Creek Bridge
Photo from Facebook
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 38.033140,-78.489631
Carries NS RR over 8thStreet NW
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Stone arch bridge over 8thStreet NW on NS RR
History:
Built:
Location: Albemarle County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 38.044825,-78.514677
Carries CSX Transportation over Old Ivy Road
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Old Ivy Road on CSX Transportation
History:
Built:
Location: Albemarle County
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Status: Destroyed by flooding- Hurricane Camille 1969
Location: 37.731058,-78.644168
Carries SR 602 over James River
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Through truss bridge over James River on SR 602
History:
Built:
Location: Albemarle County
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477724
Howardsville Bridge
1969 flood
Photo taken by Brower York
477727
Howardsville Bridge
looking west in 1969
Photo from Virginia Governor's Negative Collection, Library of Virginia
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 37.796177,-78.493677
Carries Valley Street over James River
Design: truss/through/camelback
Design Details: (4)8-panel, pinned Camelback through trusses
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Camelback through truss bridge over James River on Valley Street
History: Built 1907
Built: 1907
Location: Albemarle County
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484775
Scottsville Bridge
Photo from old postcard
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 38.145958,-78.373861
Carries Gilbert Station Road over Norfolk Southern Railway
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 95.1 Feet
Span Length: 33.1 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Norfolk Southern Railway on Gilbert Station Road
History: Built 1932
Built: 1932
Location: Albemarle County
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512302
File:AMTK 9 (13174180644).jpg
Mark Levisay
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 38.224886,-78.520844
Carries Plunkett Road over Lynch River
Design: truss/pony/warren/verticals
Design Details: Warren pony truss with verticals and arched elements.
Total Length: 81.4 Feet
Span Length: 50.5 Feet
Overview: Warren pony truss with all verticals bridge over Lynch River on Plunkett Road
History: Built 1917; rehabilitated 2018
Built: 2018
Location: Albemarle County
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512456
Main span overview
Shows arched elements
Photo taken by Dylan Clarke
512457
Deck overview
Photo taken by Dylan Clarke
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 38.163316,-78.424688
Carries Dickerson Road (formerly US 29) over North Fork Rivanna River
Design: truss/through/warren/verticals
Design Details: Warren through truss with all verticals
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Warren through truss with all verticals bridge over North Fork Rivanna River on Dickerson Road (formerly US 29)
History: Built 2019
Built: 2019
Location: Albemarle County
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512459
Main span overview
Photo taken by Dylan Clarke
512460
Southern approach
Photo taken by Dylan Clarke
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.
