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Halifax Road Overpass

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 37.198333,-77.420000

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Carries Halifax Road and CSX Railroad over Defense Road
Design: frame/concrete
Design Details: Brick-faced concrete rigid frame
Total Length: 36.1 Feet
Span Length: 36.1 Feet

Overview: Brick-faced concrete rigid frame over Defense Road on Halifax Road and CSX Railroad in Petersburg
History: Built 1936
Built: 1936

Location: Petersburg

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389500

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389499

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Looking North

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389498

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Looking North

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389497

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Looking North

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389496

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Looking North

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389495

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Looking East

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389492

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East portal

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389493

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Looking West

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389494

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Looking North

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389491

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SBD - Appomattox River Bridge

Status: Removed but not replaced; Concrete arch pillars stand

Location: 37.232952,-77.416865

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Carries Seaboard Coast Line Railroad over Appomattox River
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Bridge over Appomattox River on Seaboard Coast Line Railroad
History: Dismantled 1983
Built:

Location: Petersburg

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389550

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Looking NW at mid of the three northern pier

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389547

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Looking NW-Mid and southern most of the three northern piers

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389548

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Looking East-Southern most of the three northern piers

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389549

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Looking SSW- Two southern piers

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389545

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Looking South-Two southern piers

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389546

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Looking North-Two of the northern piers

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264010

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VIRGINIA: PETERSBURG: view east from Campbell's Bridge on S.R. 36 down the Appomattox River past the disassembled Seaboard Air Line railroad bridge toward the ruins of Harvell's Dam 2

Photo taken by Douglas W. Reynolds Jr.

315135

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410188

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Northernmost pier

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410189

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Northernmost pier

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410190

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Northernmost pier

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410191

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Looking North

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410192

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Looking North from the southrnmost

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410193

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Looking North

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410194

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Detail

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410195

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Southernmost

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410196

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Southernmost

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446950

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SBD- Appomattox River Bridge

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CSX - Appomattox River Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 37.225715,-77.432703

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Carries CSX Railroad over Appomattox River
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 1242.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Appomattox River on CSX Railroad
History:
Built: 1913

Location: Petersburg

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389086

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389085

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Looking NNW

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389084

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Looking NNW

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389083

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Looking NNW

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389082

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Looking NNW

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389081

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Detail

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389080

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South end

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389079

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389078

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389077

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Looking SSE

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389076

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389075

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Bent

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389074

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Bent

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389073

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Bent

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389072

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Detail

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389071

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389070

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389069

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389068

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389067

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389066

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389065

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389064

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389063

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389062

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389061

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389060

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389059

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Looking NNW

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389058

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389057

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389056

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389055

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389054

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389053

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389052

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389051

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389050

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Detail

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389049

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Looking North

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389048

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Detail

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389047

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Detail

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389046

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Detail

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389045

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Looking North

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389044

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South abutment

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389043

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Looking North

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Appomattox River Bridge

Status: Removed, Brick piers remain

Location: 37.233489,-77.410687

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Carries SAL Railroad over Appomattox River
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Bridge over Appomattox River on SAL Railroad
History:
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Location: Petersburg

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389004

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North pier

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389003

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Mid pier

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389002

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South pier

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389001

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Looking NE

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NS - Rohoic Creek Arch

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 37.221991,-77.439955

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Carries Norfolk Southern Railway over Rohoic Creek
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Stone arch bridge over Rohoic Creek on Norfolk Southern Railway
History:
Built:

Location: Petersburg

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389523

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Turned around and...

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389522

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Detail-can see the stone arch under the concrete facing

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389521

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Detail

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389520

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Looking South

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389519

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Looking South

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SBD - North South Street Overpass

Status: Removed

Location: 37.228423,-77.417559

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Carries Seaboard System Railroad over North South Street
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Bridge over North South Street on Seaboard System Railroad
History:
Built: 1930

Location: Petersburg

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389553

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South abutment

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389554

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South abutment

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389555

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Detail

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389551

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Looking NW

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389552

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North abutment

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NS - Poor Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 37.236701,-77.389036

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Carries Norfolk Southern Railway over Poor Creek
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Poor Creek on Norfolk Southern Railway
History:
Built: 1907

Location: Petersburg

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389518

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Looking North

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389517

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Looking North

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389516

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Detail

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389515

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Detail

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389514

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Looking East

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389513

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Looking North

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389512

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Looking North

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NS - Washington Street Overpass

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 37.235828,-77.384825

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Carries Norfolk Southern Railway over VA 36/Washington Street
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 225.1 Feet
Span Length: 8.2 Feet

Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over VA 36/Washington Street on Norfolk Southern Railway
History: Built 1940
Built: 1940

Location: Petersburg

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389530

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SE abutment

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389529

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SE abutment

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389528

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SE abutment

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389527

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NW abutment

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389526

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Detail

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389525

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NW pier

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389524

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Looking North

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NS over CSX Railroad Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 37.184255,-77.421582

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Carries CSX RR over NSRR
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 48.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Steel stringer bridge over NSRR on CSX RR
History: Built 1911
Built: 1911

Location: Petersburg

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389511

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Detail

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389510

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389509

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389507

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389508

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389506

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389501

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Looking East

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389502

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North abutment

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389503

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Detail

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389504

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Detail

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389505

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Looking West

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NS - Rohoic Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 37.190068,-77.451795

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Carries NSRR over Rohoic Creek
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 220.0 Feet
Span Length: 70.0 Feet

Overview: Pony/through plate girder bridge over Rohoic Creek on NSRR
History:
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Location: Petersburg

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NS - Squirrel Level Road Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 37.186632,-77.434682

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Carries NSRR over Squirrel Level Rd
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 32.0 Feet
Span Length: 32.0 Feet

Overview: Deck girder bridge over Squirrel Level Rd on NSRR
History: Built 1911
Built: 1911

Location: Petersburg

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389556

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Looking South

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389557

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Detail

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389558

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Detail

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389559

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West abutment

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CSX - Farmer Street Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 37.217686,-77.428427

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Carries CSXTRR over Farmer St
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 90.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Farmer St on CSXTRR
History: Built 1926
Built: 1926

Location: Petersburg

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389489

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West abutment

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389490

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East abutment

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389486

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Looking East

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389487

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East abutment

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389488

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East abutment

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389483

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West abutment

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389484

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Detail

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389485

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Detail

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389481

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Looking NE

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389482

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CSX Transportation Bridge (West)

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 37.223122,-77.431265

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Carries CSXTRR over Gap
Design: girder/deck
Design Details: Deck girder
Total Length: 108.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Deck girder bridge over Gap on CSXTRR
History: Built 1944
Built: 1944

Location: Petersburg

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389264

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North abutment

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389263

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South abutment

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389261

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Detail

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389262

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389259

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389260

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389258

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389257

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Looking South-Right bridge

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389256

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389255

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389254

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389253

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389252

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Looking North-Left bridge

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389251

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Looking North-Left bridge

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389250

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CSX Transportation Bridge (East)

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 37.223159,-77.431233

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Carries CSXTRR over Gap
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 107.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Gap on CSXTRR
History: Built 1926
Built: 1926

Location: Petersburg

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Looking South-Bridge on left

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389248

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389247

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389246

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Background bridge

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389245

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Looking North-Bridge on Right

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389244

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389243

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389242

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389241

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Looking North

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389240

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Looking North

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389239

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Looking West

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US 1 - Appomattox River Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 37.236321,-77.403964

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Carries US 1 and 301 over Appomattox River
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer, concrete encased
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Steel stringer bridge over Appomattox River on US 1 and 301
History:
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Location: Petersburg

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US 1 -Appomattox River Bridge

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US 1 -Appomattox River Bridge

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US 1 -Appomattox River Bridge

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US 1 -Appomattox River Bridge

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US 1 -Appomattox River Bridge

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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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