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Fowlkes Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 37.452856,-78.149181

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Carries Brook Hill Road/Fowlkes Bridge Road (Route 621) over Appomattox River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 163.1 Feet
Span Length: 100.1 Feet

Overview: Pratt through truss bridge over Appomattox River on Brook Hill Road/Fowlkes Bridge Road (Route 621)
History: Built 1900
Built: 1900

Location: Cumberland County

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141872

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Brook Hill Road Bridge

Photo taken by C Hanchey in June 2009

141873

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Brook Hill Road Bridge

Photo taken by C Hanchey in June 2009

141874

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Brook Hill Road Bridge

Photo taken by C Hanchey in June 2009

141876

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Brook Hill Road Bridge

Photo taken by C Hanchey in June 2009

141877

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Brook Hill Road Bridge

Photo taken by C Hanchey in June 2009

267627

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Truss Bridge (1900)

Photo taken by Panoramio user G Day

267628

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Truss Bridge (1900)

Photo taken by Panoramio user G Day

267629

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Truss Bridge (1900)

Photo taken by Panoramio user G Day

267630

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Truss Bridge (1900)

Photo taken by Panoramio user G Day

510491

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Southeast brace detail

Taken Feb. 14, 2021

Photo taken by Dylan Clarke

510492

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Looking NNW

Taken Feb. 14, 2021

Photo taken by Dylan Clarke

510493

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portal bracing detail

Taken Feb. 14, 2021

Photo taken by Dylan Clarke

510494

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View of Appomattox River

Taken Feb. 14, 2021

Photo taken by Dylan Clarke

510495

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Side profile

Photo taken by Dylan Clarke

510496

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Clearance bar and south portal

Photo taken by Dylan Clarke

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Columbia Road Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 37.666667,-78.166667

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Carries Columbia Road over Willis River
Design: truss/pony/warren/verticals
Design Details: Warren pony truss with all verticals
Total Length: 166.7 Feet
Span Length: 91.9 Feet

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Willis River on Columbia Road
History: Built 1934
Built: 1934

Location: Cumberland County

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510434

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View from WNW riverbank

Photo taken by Dylan Clarke

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Cartersville Bridge

Status: Abandoned

Location: 37.669771,-78.087232

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Carries formerly Route 45 over James River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Composite Wood and Iron Truss
Total Length: 843.0 Feet
Span Length: 159.0 Feet

Overview: Abandoned composite wood and iron pratt through truss bridge over James River
History: Built 1884; Damaged by flood in 1972 and the two end spans and piers remain
Built: 1884

Location: Cumberland County

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141958

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Cartersville Bridge

Photo taken by C Hanchey in June 2009

141959

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Cartersville Bridge

Photo taken by C Hanchey in June 2009

141960

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Cartersville Bridge

Photo taken by C Hanchey in June 2009

141961

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Cartersville Bridge

Photo taken by C Hanchey in June 2009

141962

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Cartersville Bridge

Photo taken by C Hanchey in June 2009

141963

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Cartersville Bridge

Photo taken by C Hanchey in June 2009

141964

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Cartersville Bridge

Photo taken by C Hanchey in June 2009

141965

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Cartersville Bridge

Photo taken by C Hanchey in June 2009

267631

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Bridge built 1884. Destroyed by Flood from Hurricane Agnes 1972

Photo taken by Panoramio user G Day

267632

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Bridge built 1884. Destroyed by Flood from Hurricane Agnes 1972

Photo taken by Panoramio user G Day

267633

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Bridge built 1884. Destroyed by Flood from Hurricane Agnes 1972

Photo taken by Panoramio user G Day

267634

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Bridge built 1884. Destroyed by Flood from Hurricane Agnes 1972

Photo taken by Panoramio user G Day

267635

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Bridge built 1884. Destroyed by Flood from Hurricane Agnes 1972

Photo taken by Panoramio user G Day

267636

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Bridge built 1884. Destroyed by Flood from Hurricane Agnes 1972

Photo taken by Panoramio user G Day

461080

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Cartersville Bridge

HAER Photo

461081

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Cartersville Bridge

HAER Photo

510435

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North span from current bridge

This is the only photo I could get of the northern span, which is on heavily posted private land.

Photo taken by Dylan Clarke

510436

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Portal of south span

Looking north

Photo taken by Dylan Clarke

510437

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Wooden members

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510438

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Deck decay

There is a small trail to the end of the bridge. You just follow this trail or you will fall in one of these holes.

Photo taken by Dylan Clarke

510439

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Far south portal

Looking north

Photo taken by Dylan Clarke

510440

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Side profile

Looking Northwest

Photo taken by Dylan Clarke

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Southside - High Bridge (Original)

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 37.312375,-78.320551

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Carries Railroad over Appomattox River
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Timber stringer bridge over Appomattox River on Railroad
History: Built 1854; Ruined during Civil War; Replaced 1869
Built: 1854

Location: Cumberland County

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276124

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File:High Bridge Farmville Virginia.jpg

Photo taken from Wikipedia

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N&W - High Bridge (Second)

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 37.311267,-78.318368

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Carries Railroad (N&W) over Appomattox River
Design: truss/deck/fink
Design Details: Fink deck truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Fink deck truss bridge over Appomattox River on Railroad (N&W)
History: Built 1869; Replaced 1886,
Built: 1869

Location: Cumberland County

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495537

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Photo taken from Engineering Record

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Trent's Mill Covered Bridge 46-25-01x

Status:

Location: 37.554835,-78.288484

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Carries Trent's Mill Road/Route 622 over Willis River
Design: truss/through/lattice/town
Design Details: Town lattice through truss
Total Length: 145.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Town lattice truss bridge over Willis River on Trent's Mill Road (Route 622)
History: Unknown lost date
Built: 1844

Location: Cumberland County

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281491

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Photo taken for the Historic American Buildings Survey

281492

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Photo taken for the Historic American Buildings Survey

489234

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Trent's Mill Covered Bridge

1933 view

Photo taken by Frances Benjamin Johnston


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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