Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 36.815000,-81.198333
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
Cedar Springs Road Pony Truss Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in April 2010
161653
Cedar Springs Road Pony Truss Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in April 2010
161654
Cedar Springs Road Pony Truss Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in April 2010
161655
Cedar Springs Road Pony Truss Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in April 2010
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 36.813333,-81.253333
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
Crigger Road Arch Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in April 2010
161646
Crigger Road Arch Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in April 2010
161647
Crigger Road Arch Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in April 2010
161648
Crigger Road Arch Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in April 2010
443288
Photo taken by Timothy and Joann Phillips in July 2018
443289
Photo taken by Timothy and Joann Phillips in July 2018
443290
Photo taken by Timothy and Joann Phillips in July 2018
443291
Speedwell District, Robert Landreth, Supervisor, Designed & Built by Luten Bridge Company, Knoxville, Tenn-Clarksburg, West Va. 1930
Photo taken by Timothy and Joann Phillips in July 2018
443292
Speedwell District
Photo taken by Timothy and Joann Phillips in January 1980
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 36.818333,-81.175000
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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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 36.833711,-81.094142
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
Built:
Location: Wythe County
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332567
CC BY-NC 2.0, http://www.flickr.com/photos/21953562@N07/4528767615
Photo taken by C Hanchey in April 2010
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CC BY-NC 2.0, http://www.flickr.com/photos/21953562@N07/4528767615
Photo taken by C Hanchey in April 2010
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CC BY-NC 2.0, http://www.flickr.com/photos/21953562@N07/4528767615
Photo taken by C Hanchey in April 2010
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Photo taken by Jim Allen in May 2016
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Photo taken by Jim Allen in May 2016
353684
Photo taken by Jim Allen in May 2016
353685
Photo taken by Jim Allen in May 2016
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 36.928625,-81.132000
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
Photo taken by Timothy and Joann Phillips in August 2018
433269
Detail of stone support
Photo taken by Timothy and Joann Phillips in August 2018
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Photo taken by Timothy and Joann Phillips in August 2018
433271
Photo taken by Timothy and Joann Phillips in August 2018
433272
Photo taken by Timothy and Joann Phillips in August 2018
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Photo taken by Timothy and Joann Phillips in August 2018
433274
Photo taken by Timothy and Joann Phillips in August 2018
433275
Photo taken by Timothy and Joann Phillips in August 2018
433276
Photo taken by Timothy and Joann Phillips in August 2018
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 36.918333,-80.806667
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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Status: Open to pedestrians only
Location: 36.848110,-80.938986
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:
Built:
Location: Wythe County
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Status: Open to pedestrians only
Location: 36.870278,-80.868611
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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Photo taken by Minika & Tim
277947
Photo taken by Minika & Tim
Status: Derelict/abandoned
Location: 36.930203,-80.836806
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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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
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
Photo taken by Timothy and Joann Phillips in July 2018
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Photo taken by Timothy and Joann Phillips in July 2018
432909
Detail pony truss full slope member
Photo taken by Timothy and Joann Phillips in July 2018
432910
Detail of through truss
Photo taken by Timothy and Joann Phillips in July 2018
432911
View from the bridge upstream
Reed Creek Mill (formerly Stones Mill) and dam as seen from the north approach
Photo taken by Timothy and Joann Phillips in July 2018
432912
Currently closed to all traffic
Photo taken by Timothy and Joann Phillips in July 2018
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Pratt pony truss span
Photo taken by Timothy and Joann Phillips in July 2018
432914
Detail of floor brace, pony truss
Photo taken by Timothy and Joann Phillips in July 2018
432915
Pratt through truss span
Photo taken by Timothy and Joann Phillips in July 2018
432916
New bridge visible under pony truss span
Photo taken by Timothy and Joann Phillips in July 2018
Status: closed
Location: 36.938106,-80.888803
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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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 36.947547,-81.186864
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
View from the north
Photo taken by Timothy and Joann Phillips in August 2018
432894
Downstream side, from the north
Photo taken by Timothy and Joann Phillips in August 2018
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Grass growing on the timber deck
Photo taken by Timothy and Joann Phillips in August 2018
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Already showing its age
Photo taken by Timothy and Joann Phillips in August 2018
432897
Upstream side from the south
Photo taken by Timothy and Joann Phillips in August 2018
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From the south
Photo taken by Timothy and Joann Phillips in August 2018
432899
Looking downstream
Photo taken by Timothy and Joann Phillips in August 2018
432900
Looking upstream
Photo taken by Timothy and Joann Phillips in August 2018
432901
Surveyors elevation mark "ELEV-2213.26"
Photo taken by Timothy and Joann Phillips in August 2018
432902
Photo taken by Timothy and Joann Phillips in August 2018
432903
Replacement bolt
Photo taken by Timothy and Joann Phillips in August 2018
432904
Original bolt
Photo taken by Timothy and Joann Phillips in August 2018
432905
Photo taken by Timothy and Joann Phillips in August 2018
432906
Photo taken by Timothy and Joann Phillips in August 2018
Status: Open to pedestrians, Bicycles, Horses
Location: 36.829583,-80.952904
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.
Built:
Location: Wythe County
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435427
Photo taken by Timothy and Joann Phillips in September 2018
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Photo taken by Timothy and Joann Phillips in September 2018
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Photo taken by Timothy and Joann Phillips in September 2018
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Photo taken by Timothy and Joann Phillips in September 2018
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Photo taken by Timothy and Joann Phillips in September 2018
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Photo taken by Timothy and Joann Phillips in September 2018
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Photo taken by Timothy and Joann Phillips in September 2018
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Photo taken by Timothy and Joann Phillips in September 2018
435435
Photo taken by Timothy and Joann Phillips in September 2018
435436
Photo taken by Timothy and Joann Phillips in September 2018
435437
Photo taken by Timothy and Joann Phillips in September 2018
435438
Photo taken by Timothy and Joann Phillips in September 2018
435439
Photo taken by Timothy and Joann Phillips in September 2018
435440
Photo taken by Timothy and Joann Phillips in September 2018
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 36.816839,-81.098075
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
Photo taken by Timothy and Joann Phillips in September 2018
435620
Photo taken by Timothy and Joann Phillips in September 2018
435621
Photo taken by Timothy and Joann Phillips in September 2018
435622
Photo taken by Timothy and Joann Phillips in September 2018
435623
Photo taken by Timothy and Joann Phillips in September 2018
435624
Photo taken by Timothy and Joann Phillips in September 2018
Status: Open to pedestrians, Bicycles, Horses
Location: 36.838133,-80.953622
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:
Built:
Location: Wythe County
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435634
Photo taken by Timothy and Joann Phillips in September 2018
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Photo taken by Timothy and Joann Phillips in September 2018
435636
Photo taken by Timothy and Joann Phillips in September 2018
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Photo taken by Timothy and Joann Phillips in September 2018
435638
Photo taken by Timothy and Joann Phillips in September 2018
435639
Photo taken by Timothy and Joann Phillips in September 2018
435640
Photo taken by Timothy and Joann Phillips in September 2018
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Photo taken by Timothy and Joann Phillips in September 2018
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 36.938368,-81.088197
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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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 36.937258,-81.095268
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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Status:
Location: 36.844419,-80.946955
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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Status: Removed but not replaced
Location: 36.850299,-80.923195
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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Status: Open to Pedestrians, Bicycles, Horses
Location: 36.855146,-80.911871
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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Status: Open to Pedestrians, Bicycles, Horses
Location: 36.861523,-80.906319
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.