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Boones Run Bridge

Status: Replaced by new bridge

Location: 38.425319,-78.643291

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Carries Bethel Church Rd (Route 636) over Boones Run
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 53.2 Feet
Span Length: 53.2 Feet

Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Boones Run on Bethel Church Rd (Route 636)
History: Built ca. 1920; replaced 2004
Built: ca. 1920

Location: Rockingham County

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Cub Run Bridge

Status: No longer exists

Location: 38.341667,-78.725000

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Carries Route 650 over Cub Run
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss
Total Length: 133.9 Feet
Span Length: 133.9 Feet

Overview: Lost through truss bridge over Cub Run on Route 650
History: Built ca. 1910; replaced 2002
Built: ca. 1910

Location: Rockingham County

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Linville Creek Bridge

Status: Replaced by new bridge

Location: 38.549349,-78.840476

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Carries Route 782 over Linville Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 86.0 Feet
Span Length: 86.0 Feet

Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Linville Creek on Route 782
History: Built 1915; replaced by new pony truss in 2004
Built: 1915

Location: Rockingham County

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Linville Creek Bridge

Status: Bypassed and preserved for pedestrians only

Location: 38.606106,-78.803194

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Carries VA 1421 over Linville Creek
Design: truss/through/thacher
Design Details: 8-panel Thacher through truss
Total Length: 136.2 Feet
Span Length: 136.2 Feet

Overview: Thacher truss bridge over Linville Creek on VA 1421 in Broadway
History: Built 1898
Built: 1898

Location: Rockingham County

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152012

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General View, Looking South

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152013

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General View, Looking Northwest

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152014

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North Elevation, Looking South

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152015

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South Elevation, Looking Northeast

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152016

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Approach From East, Looking West

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152017

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Approach From West, Looking East

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152018

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Portal And Deck View, Looking West

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152019

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Portal And Deck View, Looking East

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152020

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Detail View Of Stringer And Beam System, Underneath, Looking West

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152021

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East Abutment, West Side, Looking Northeast

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152022

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West Abutment, East Side, Looking Northwest

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152023

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Detail View Of Shoe, East End And South Side, Looking North

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152024

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Detail View Of Beam Ends And Lower Chord Connections, Comparing L3 And L4, Looking West

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152025

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Detail View Of L2 Lower Chord Connection, East End And South Side, Looking North

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152026

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Detail View Of L3 Lower Chord Connection, East End And North Side, Looking South

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152027

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Detail View Of L4 Lower Chord Connection, East End And North Side, Looking South

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152028

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Detail Of U1 Upper End Connection, East End And South Side, Looking North

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152029

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Detail Of U3 Upper Chord Connections And Strut, East End, Looking North

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152030

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Detail Of U4 Upper Chord Connections And Strut, East End, Looking North

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152031

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Detail Of Bridge Maker's Plaque, Looking West

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439818

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VA 02M 7

Photo taken by Chester Gehman in December 2018

439819

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VA 02M 1

Photo taken by Chester Gehman in December 2018

439820

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VA 02M 2

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439821

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VA 02M 3

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439822

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VA 02M 4

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439823

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VA 02M 5

Photo taken by Chester Gehman in December 2018

439824

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VA 02M 6

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Smith Creek Bridge

Status: Replaced by new bridge

Location: 38.556338,-78.737490

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Carries Route 717 over Smith Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 131.9 Feet
Span Length: 131.9 Feet

Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Smith Creek on Route 717
History: Built 1915; replaced by new pony truss bridge 2003
Built: 1915

Location: Rockingham County

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South Fork Shenandoah River Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.481667,-78.626667

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Carries Route 602 over South Fork Shenandoah River
Design: truss/through/polygonal
Design Details: Riveted, four-span polygonal Warren through truss
Total Length: 729.0 Feet
Span Length: 151.9 Feet

Overview: Warren through truss bridge over South Fork Shenandoah River on Route 602 in Shenandoah
History: Built 1954
Built: 1954

Location: Rockingham County

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475910

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South Fork Shenandoah River Bridge

Elevation

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475911

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South Fork Shenandoah River Bridge

View of bridge located directly above the falls

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Spring Creek Bridge

Status: Open to one-lane traffic

Location: 38.400000,-79.031667

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Carries Route 748 over Spring Creek
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: Warren pony truss
Total Length: 59.1 Feet
Span Length: 59.1 Feet

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Spring Creek on Route 748 at Spring Creek
History: Built 1925 by the Champion Bridge Co.
Built: 1925

Location: Rockingham County

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108997

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Overview

Photo taken Nov. 2006 by Kevin M. Byrne

108998

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Deck view

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North River Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 38.353133,-78.945329

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Carries Airport Rd (Route 727) over North River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 218.8 Feet
Span Length: 122.1 Feet

Overview: Pratt through truss bridge over North River on Airport Rd (Route 727)
History: Two trusses moved to this location in 1961 from other locations (one nearby in Rockingham Counthy and one in Page County). Spans date ca. 1916
Built: 1961

Location: Rockingham County

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168373

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Route 727 North River Bridge

Photo taken by C Hanchey in June 2010

168374

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Route 727 North River Bridge

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168375

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Route 727 North River Bridge

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168376

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Rt 727 North River Bridge

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168377

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Rt 727 North River Bridge

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168378

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Rt 727 North River Bridge

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Biedler Farm Covered Bridge 46-79-01

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.583322,-78.710969

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Carries private Biedler Farm road over smith creek
Design: truss/through/multiple-kingpost
Design Details: supported by a burr arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Multiple Kingpost through truss bridge over smith creek on private Biedler Farm road
History: Built 1896; Renovated July 1989; New diagonal flooring April 1990
Built: 1896

Location: Rockingham County

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192541

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North River Bridge

Status: Built 1961; Closed 2011 when overweight truck struck bridge; Demolished 2013

Location: 38.353128,-78.945309

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Carries Airport Road over North River
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss
Total Length: 211.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost 2-span Through truss bridge over North River on Airport Road
History:
Built: 1961

Location: Rockingham County

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266850

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Truss Bridge. Mt. Crawford Va.

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266851

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Truss Bridge. Mt. Crawford Va.

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Fulks Run Swinging / Suspension Footbridge

Status: Open to pedestrians only

Location: 38.654598,-78.938513

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Carries Pedestrian pathway over Little Dry River
Design: suspension/wire
Design Details: Wire/cable suspension
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Wire suspension footbridge over Little Dry River on pedestrian pathway
History:
Built:

Location: Rockingham County

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NS - South Fork Shenandoah River Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.401229,-78.627447

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Carries NS Railroad over South Fork Shenandoah River
Design: truss/through/warren
Design Details: Warren through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Through truss bridge over South Fork Shenandoah River on NS Railroad
History:
Built:

Location: Rockingham County

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309865

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Railroad Bridge. Elkton, Va.

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BO - Mt. Crawford Bollman Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 38.357071,-78.940861

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Carries Baltimore & Ohio Railroad over North River
Design: truss/deck/other
Design Details: Bollmann deck truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Other deck truss bridge over North River on Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
History: Built 1873; Replaced 1923
Built: 1873-

Location: Rockingham County

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382731

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SR 1414 - Daphna Creek Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 38.612109,-78.800621

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Carries SR1414 over Daphna/Linville Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Daphna/Linville Creek on SR1414
History:
Built: 1900

Location: Rockingham County

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466744

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SR 1414 - Daphna Creek Bridge

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466745

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SR 1414 - Daphna Creek Bridge

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474009

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SR 1414 - Daphna Creek Bridge

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474010

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SR 1414 - Daphna Creek Bridge

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Bridgewater Covered Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 38.379623,-78.979539

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Carries Main Street over North River
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss
Total Length: 240.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Through truss bridge over North River on Main Street
History: Built 1878; replaced 1916
Built: 1878

Location: Rockingham County

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509960

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Photo taken from Annual Report of the State Highway Commissioner to the Governor of Virginia

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Bridgewater Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 38.379312,-78.979571

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Carries Main Street over North River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pin-connected Pratt through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Pratt through truss bridge over North River on Main Street
History: Built 1916; replaced 1956
Built: 1916

Location: Rockingham County

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509961

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Photo taken from the Annual Report of the State Highway Commissioner to the Governor of Virginia

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Bridgewater Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.379067,-78.979972

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Carries Main Street (Route 42) over North River
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 338.9 Feet
Span Length: 85.0 Feet

Overview: Steel stringer bridge over North River on Main Street (Route 42)
History: Built 1956
Built: 1956

Location: Rockingham County

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North River Gorge Trail Swinging/Suspension Footbridge

Status: Open to pedestrians only, limited to one-way flow

Location: 38.354530,-79.174997

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Carries North River Gorge Trail over North River
Design: suspension/wire
Design Details: Wire/cable suspension
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Wire suspension bridge over North River on North River Gorge Trail
History:
Built:

Location: Rockingham County

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510483

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North tower

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510484

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looking at south tower

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510485

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view from bridge

Photo taken by Dylan Clarke in May 2021


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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