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Cedar Springs Road Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 36.815000,-81.198333

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Carries Cedar Springs Rd (Route 749) over Cripple Creek
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: Riveted, 4-panel Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 128.9 Feet
Span Length: 62.0 Feet

Overview: Pratt pony truss bridge over Cripple Creek on Cedar Springs Rd (Route 749)
History: Built 1954
Built: 1954

Location: Wythe County

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161652

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Cedar Springs Road Pony Truss Bridge

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161653

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Cedar Springs Road Pony Truss Bridge

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161654

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Cedar Springs Road Pony Truss Bridge

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161655

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Cedar Springs Road Pony Truss Bridge

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Crigger Road Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 36.813333,-81.253333

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Carries Crigger Road over Cripple Creek
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed Spandrel Arch
Total Length: 46.9 Feet
Span Length: 46.9 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Cripple Creek on Crigger Road
History: Built 1930 by the Luten Bridge Co.
Built: 1930

Location: Wythe County

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161645

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Crigger Road Arch Bridge

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161646

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Crigger Road Arch Bridge

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161647

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Crigger Road Arch Bridge

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161648

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Crigger Road Arch Bridge

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443288

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443289

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443290

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443291

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Speedwell District, Robert Landreth, Supervisor, Designed & Built by Luten Bridge Company, Knoxville, Tenn-Clarksburg, West Va. 1930

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443292

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Speedwell District

Photo taken by Timothy and Joann Phillips in January 1980

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Cripple Creek Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 36.818333,-81.175000

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Carries VA 21 over Cripple Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 137.1 Feet
Span Length: 71.9 Feet

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Cripple Creek on VA 21
History: Built 1933
Built: 1933

Location: Wythe County

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Gleaves Road Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 36.833711,-81.094142

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Carries Gleaves Road (Route 619) over Cripple Creek
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pin-connected, 6-panel Pratt through truss with Phoenix columns and steel stringer approach.
Total Length: 147.0 Feet
Span Length: 128.0 Feet

Overview: Pratt through truss bridge over Cripple Creek on Gleaves Road (Route 619)
History: Built unknown location ca. 1880s, Installed at this location in 1903 as a railroad bridge; abandoned by railroad in 1938, reopened as a highway bridge ca. 1948
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Location: Wythe County

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332567

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Photo taken by C Hanchey in April 2010

332568

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Photo taken by Jim Allen in May 2016

353683

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Photo taken by Jim Allen in May 2016

353684

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Photo taken by Jim Allen in May 2016

353685

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NS - Reed Creek Viaduct

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 36.928625,-81.132000

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Carries NS Railroad over Route 655, Reed Creek
Design: truss/deck
Design Details: Deck truss
Total Length: 370.1 Feet
Span Length: 100.1 Feet

Overview: Deck truss bridge over Route 655 and Reed Creek on NS Railroad in Wytheville
History: Built 1932
Built: 1932

Location: Wythe County

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433268

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433269

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Detail of stone support

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433270

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433271

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433272

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433273

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433274

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433275

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433276

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Wysor Highway Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 36.918333,-80.806667

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Carries Wysor Highway over New River
Design: truss/deck
Design Details: Deck truss
Total Length: 849.1 Feet
Span Length: 150.9 Feet

Overview: Deck truss bridge over New River on Wysor Highway
History: Built 1941
Built: 1941

Location: Wythe County

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NRT - Ivanhoe Trestle

Status: Open to pedestrians only

Location: 36.848110,-80.938986

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Carries New River Trail State Park over New River
Design: truss/deck/warren/verticals
Design Details: Warren deck truss
Total Length: 670.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Bridge over New River on New River Trail State Park
History:
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Location: Wythe County

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NRT - VA52 Overpass

Status: Open to pedestrians only

Location: 36.870278,-80.868611

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Carries New River Trail over VA 52
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 34.1 Feet
Span Length: 34.1 Feet

Overview: Steel stringer bridge over VA 52 on New River Trail
History: Built 1931
Built: 1931

Location: Wythe County

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277946

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Photo taken by Minika & Tim

277947

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Allison Swinging / Suspension Footbridge

Status: Derelict/abandoned

Location: 36.930203,-80.836806

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Carries pedestrian pathway over Reed Creek
Design: suspension/wire
Design Details: Wire/cable suspension
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Wire suspension footbridge over Reed Creek on pedestrian pathway
History:
Built:

Location: Wythe County

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Stones Mill Bridge

Status: open to pedestrians, bicycles, etc
The town of Wytheville has received donations from landowners and grants from VDOT to rehabilitate this bridge for pedestrian use on a town trail with a town park.

Location: 36.934902,-81.073872

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Carries South Church Street over Reed Creek
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: This bridge consists of 2 spans, one a Pratt through truss and the other, only 2 foot shorter at 70 feet, a Pratt pony truss. The substructure is beautiful coursed limestone ashlar.
Total Length: 146.7 Feet
Span Length: 72.0 Feet

Overview: Truss bridge over Reed Creek on South Church Street
History: Built in 1881, this is the oldest documented bridge in VDOT's Bristol District
Built: 1881

Location: Wythe County

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432907

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Photo taken by Timothy and Joann Phillips in July 2018

432908

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432909

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Detail pony truss full slope member

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432910

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Detail of through truss

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432911

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View from the bridge upstream

Reed Creek Mill (formerly Stones Mill) and dam as seen from the north approach

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432912

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Currently closed to all traffic

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432913

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Pratt pony truss span

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432914

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Detail of floor brace, pony truss

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432915

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Pratt through truss span

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432916

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New bridge visible under pony truss span

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Graham's Forge Footbridge

Status: closed

Location: 36.938106,-80.888803

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Carries Pedestrian traffic over Reed Creek
Design: suspension/wire
Design Details: Wire/cable suspension
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Pedestrian suspension bridge over Reed Creek
History:
Built:

Location: Wythe County

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Reed Creek Bridge, Glade Road

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 36.947547,-81.186864

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Carries Glade Road over Reed Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 82.0 Feet
Span Length: 42.0 Feet

Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Reed Creek on Glade Road
History: Built 1973
Built: 1973

Location: Wythe County

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432893

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View from the north

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432894

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Downstream side, from the north

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432895

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Grass growing on the timber deck

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432896

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Already showing its age

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432897

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Upstream side from the south

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432898

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From the south

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Looking downstream

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432900

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Looking upstream

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432901

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Surveyors elevation mark "ELEV-2213.26"

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432902

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432903

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Replacement bolt

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432904

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Original bolt

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432905

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432906

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New River Trail Powder Mill Branch

Status: Open to pedestrians, Bicycles, Horses

Location: 36.829583,-80.952904

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Carries New River Trail (Formerly Norfolk and Western Railway) over Powder Mill Branch and Holly Lane
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck Plate Girder, Timber stringer, wood trestle
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Deck Plate Girder bridge over Powder Mill Branch and Holly Lane on New River Trail (Formerly Norfolk and Western Railway)
History: This trestle is part of the New River Trail. In 1986 Norfolk Southern donated the rail corridor to the state, and by the late 1990's 57 miles of trail corridor were complete.
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Location: Wythe County

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435427

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Photo taken by Timothy and Joann Phillips in September 2018

435428

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435429

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435430

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435431

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435432

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435433

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435434

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435435

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435436

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435437

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435438

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435439

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435440

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Francis Mill Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 36.816839,-81.098075

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Carries Francis Mill Road over Francis Mill Creek
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 68.9 Feet
Span Length: 34.1 Feet

Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over Francis Mill Creek on Francis Mill Road
History: Built 1951
Built: 1951

Location: Wythe County

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435619

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435620

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435621

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435622

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435623

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New River Trail - Ivanhoe Iron Furnace Trestle

Status: Open to pedestrians, Bicycles, Horses

Location: 36.838133,-80.953622

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Carries New River Trail (Formerly Norfolk and Western Railway) over Route 764 and tributary of New River
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Timber stringer and Deck Plate Girder on the road and creek spans
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Deck Plate Girder bridge over Route 764/tributary of New River on New River Trail (Formerly Norfolk and Western Railway)
History:
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Location: Wythe County

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435634

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435635

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435636

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435637

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435638

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435639

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435640

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435641

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NS-South 20th Street Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 36.938368,-81.088197

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Carries S. 20th Street over NSRR
Design: girder/pony
Design Details: Pony/through girder
Total Length: 89.9 Feet
Span Length: 40.0 Feet

Overview: Pony/through girder bridge over NSRR on S. 20th Street
History: Built 1911
Built: 1911

Location: Wythe County

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NS-Grayson Road Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 36.937258,-81.095268

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Carries NSRR over Grayson Rd
Design: frame/concrete
Design Details: Concrete rigid frame
Total Length: 28.0 Feet
Span Length: 28.0 Feet

Overview: Concrete rigid frame bridge over Grayson Rd on NSRR
History: Built 1936
Built: 1936

Location: Wythe County

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New River Trail State Park Bridge 014

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Location: 36.844419,-80.946955

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Carries Private Drive over New River Trial
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Timber stringer bridge over New River Trial on Private Drive
History:
Built:

Location: Wythe County

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The New Jersey Zinc Company Bridge

Status: Removed but not replaced

Location: 36.850299,-80.923195

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Carries unknown over New River Trail/N&WRR/NSRR
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Bridge over New River Trail/N&WRR/NSRR on unknown RR
History: Piers built 1950
Built:

Location: Wythe County

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New River Plateau Railroad Tunnel

Status: Open to Pedestrians, Bicycles, Horses

Location: 36.855146,-80.911871

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Carries New River Trail/NRPRR/N&WRR/NSRR over Hillside
Design: tunnel
Design Details: Tunnel
Total Length: 135.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Tunnel under Hillside on New River Trail
History: Built circa 1900
Built: circa 1880

Location: Wythe County

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Indian Branch Bridge

Status: Open to Pedestrians, Bicycles, Horses

Location: 36.861523,-80.906319

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Carries New River Trail over Buddle Branch
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 Buddle Branch on New River Trail
History: Built circa 1886
Built: circa 1886

Location: Wythe County

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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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