Status: Open to traffic
Location: 37.840000,-79.391667
Carries Abandoned C&O Rail over Abandoned C&O Railroad
Design: tunnel
Design Details: Tunnel
Total Length: 30.8 Feet
Span Length: 30.8 Feet
Overview: Masonry tunnel over Abandoned C&O Railroad on Abandoned C&O Rail
History: Built 1932
Built: 1932
Location: Rockbridge County
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Status: No longer exists
Location: 37.746667,-79.526667
Carries VA 251 over Buffalo Creek
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss
Total Length: 235.9 Feet
Span Length: 101.1 Feet
Overview: Lost through truss bridge over Buffalo Creek on VA 251
History: Built 1954; replaced 2001
Built: 1954
Location: Rockbridge County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 37.985626,-79.493955
Carries Route 746 over Calfpasture River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Two span, eight-panel pin-connected Pratt through truss
Total Length: 259.9 Feet
Span Length: 138.1 Feet
Overview: Two-span Pratt through truss bridge over Calfpasture River on Route 746 in Goshen
History: Built 1890, Rehabilitated 2001-02
Built: 1890
Location: Rockbridge County
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135684
Calfpasture River Bridge elevation
Calfpasture River Bridge showing the northwest side of the structure. Note galvanized finish which was applied in 2002.
Photo taken by Frank Danberg in October 2008
135685
Bridge with maker's plaque
The maker's plaque reads-- "Groton Bridge & Manufacturing Company, Groton, NY, 1890"
Photo taken by Frank Danberg in October 2008
276133
File:Goshen Bridge, Spanning Calfpasture River at State Route 746, Goshen vicinity (Rockbridge County, Virginia).jpg
Photo taken by HAER
407968
Through view to NE. Note historical marker on left.
Photo taken by Martha Carver in October 2017
407969
Oblique view of portal showing composition of members, plaque and corner finials
Photo taken by Martha Carver in October 2017
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Plaque
Photo taken by Martha Carver in October 2017
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Historical Marker at Portal
Photo taken by Martha Carver in October 2017
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Historical Marker Text
Photo taken by Martha Carver in October 2017
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View of the north elevation
Photo taken by Martha Carver in October 2017
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 37.770000,-79.568333
Carries Route 644 over Colliers Creek
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Riveted, 6-panel Pratt through truss
Total Length: 104.0 Feet
Span Length: 104.0 Feet
Overview: Pratt through truss bridge over Colliers Creek on Route 644
History: Built 1916
Built: 1916
Location: Rockbridge County
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141882
Colliers Creek Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in June 2009
141883
Colliers Creek Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in June 2009
141884
Colliers Creek Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in June 2009
141885
Photo taken by C Hanchey in June 2009
141886
Photo taken by C Hanchey in June 2009
141887
Photo taken by C Hanchey in June 2009
490227
Colliers Creek Bridge
Photo taken by Kipp Teague in 2020
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 37.581667,-79.510000
Carries Route 781 over Elk Creek
Design: arch/deck/steel
Design Details: Steel arch
Total Length: 62.0 Feet
Span Length: 21.0 Feet
Overview: Steel arch bridge over Elk Creek on Route 781
History: Built 1937
Built: 1937
Location: Rockbridge County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 37.631667,-79.443333
Carries VA 130 over Maury River
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 410.1 Feet
Span Length: 107.0 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Maury River on VA 130 in Glasgow
History: Built 1931
Built: 1931
Location: Rockbridge County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 37.621608,-79.505225
Carries NS Railroad over Route 773
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 24.9 Feet
Span Length: 24.9 Feet
Overview: Stone arch bridge over Route 773 on NS Railroad
History: Built 1932
Built: 1932
Location: Rockbridge County
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Status: No longer exists
Location: 37.740000,-79.573333
Carries Route 611 over North Buffalo Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 63.0 Feet
Span Length: 63.0 Feet
Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over North Buffalo Creek on Route 611
History: Built 1931; replaced 2004
Built: 1931
Location: Rockbridge County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 37.840424,-79.390830
Carries Abandoned B&O RR over Poor House Road
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 30.8 Feet
Span Length: 30.8 Feet
Overview: Tunnel under abandoned B&O RR on Poor House Road
History: Built 1932; rail line abandoned in 1942
Built: 1932
Location: Rockbridge County
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462663
Poor House Road Tunnel Lexington VA
Photo taken by Kipp Teague in 2016
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 37.627697,-79.544860
Carries South Lee Hway (Rt. 11) over Cedar Creek
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Cedar Creek carved out a gorge in which horizontal limestone strata remains as the roof of this arch
Total Length: 90.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Arch bridge over Cedar Creek on South Lee Hway (Rt. 11)
History: Naturally formed bridge, Built c.150,000,000 BCE, that carries Rt. 11 over Cedar Creek
Built:
Location: Rockbridge County
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198074
Natural Bridge Blue Sky
Photo taken by Jodi Christman 4/19/08
198075
Natural Bridge looking north
Rt. 11 runs over the naturally formed deck
Photo taken by Jodi Christman 4/19/08
198076
Natural Bridge Close Up ceiling
Photo taken by Jodi Christman 4/19/08
198077
Natural Bridge west side
Photo taken by Jodi Christman 4/19/08
198078
Natural Bridge looking south
Photo taken by Jodi Christman 4/19/08
198079
Natural Bridge looking south
Photo taken by Jodi Christman 4/19/08
198081
Natural Bridge looking north
The only way to see the bridge is to pay and be a tourist
Photo taken by Jodi Christman 4/19/08
198082
Natural Bridge
Photo taken by Jodi Christman 4/19/08
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Natural Bridge, Virginia
Painting by David Johnson
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Natural Bridge, April 1986
Photo by Gene Smania
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Natural Bridge information board, April 1986
Photo by Gene Smania
257217
Painting by Frederic Edwin Church in 1852
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 37.791960,-79.427311
Carries Route 11 over Maury River
Design: truss/through/burr
Design Details: Burr arch-truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Maury River on Route 11
History: Removed 1935
Built: 1877
Location: Rockbridge County
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281493
Photo taken for the Historic American Buildings Survey
Status: Open to pedestrians only
Location: 37.900284,-79.410040
Carries pedestrian pathway over Maury River
Design: suspension/wire
Design Details: Wire/cable suspension
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Wire suspension footbridge over Maury River on pedestrian pathway
History:
Built:
Location: Rockbridge County
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Status:
Location: 37.948275,-79.459717
Carries pedestrian pathway over Maury River
Design: suspension/wire
Design Details: Wire/cable suspension
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Wire suspension footbridge over Calfpasture River on pedestrian pathway
History:
Built:
Location: Rockbridge County
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Status: Open to pedestrians only
Location: 37.847623,-79.273381
Carries pedestrian pathway over South River
Design: suspension/wire
Design Details: Wire/cable suspension
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Wire suspension footbridge over South River on pedestrian pathway
History: Replacement to a previous swinging / suspension footbridge taken out by flood.
Built: 2004
Location: Rockbridge County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 37.815481,-79.440825
Carries Ebl Route 0064 over Maury River & Kerrs Creek
Design: frame/steel
Design Details: Steel rigid frame
Total Length: 844.2 Feet
Span Length: 240.2 Feet
Overview: Steel rigid frame bridge over Maury River & Kerrs Creek on Ebl Route 0064
History: Built 1976
Built: 1976
Location: Rockbridge County
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315139
Interstate 64 Delta Frame Bridges
October 14, 1976 - Interstate 64 Delta Frame Bridges in Rock Bridge County, Virginia. (Photo by John Lewis, VDOT)
Virginia Department of Transportation
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 37.798503,-79.217997
Carries Blue Ridge Parkway over VA 605/Nettle Creek Rd
Design: frame/concrete
Design Details: Concrete rigid frame
Total Length: 24.3 Feet
Span Length: 24.3 Feet
Overview: Concrete rigid frame bridge over VA 605/Nettle Creek Rd on Blue Ridge Parkway
History: Built 1950
Built: 1950
Location: Rockbridge County
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348085
National Park Service 1952
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley
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National Park Service 1952
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 37.680261,-79.441892
Carries Forge Road over Childress Creek
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 42.0 Feet
Span Length: 42.0 Feet
Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over Childress Creek on Forge Road
History: Built 1948
Built: 1948
Location: Rockbridge County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 37.619498,-79.506340
Carries NS RR over James River and CSX RR
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss and deck trusses
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Through truss bridge over James River and CSX RR on NS RR
History:
Built:
Location: Rockbridge County
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462660
NS - James River Bridge
looking south
Photo taken by Kipp Teague in 2013
462662
NS - James River Bridge
looking west
Photo taken by KensTrains
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 37.744144,-79.360307
Carries NSRR over Longhollow Road
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Stone arch bridge over Longhollow Road on NSRR
History:
Built:
Location: Rockbridge County
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470513
NS - Longhollow Road Bridge
looking south
Photo from Facebook
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.
