Appomattox River Bridge

Appomattox River Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Virginia Landmarks Register
Appomattox River Bridge, March 2013
Location	VA 24 over Appomattox River, near Appomattox, Virginia
Coordinates	37°22′55.3″N 78°47′22.4″W
Area	0.8 acres (0.32 ha)
Built	1930 (1930)
Built by	Virginia State Highway Commission
Architect	Glidden, William R.
NRHP reference No.	05000771
VLR No.	006-0048
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	July 27, 2005
Designated VLR	June 1, 2005

Appomattox River Bridge, also known as Route 24 Bridge, is a historic road bridge located near Appomattox, Appomattox County, Virginia, in the Appomattox Court House National Historical Park. The bridge has specially designed elements that commemorate the end of the American Civil War.

Bridge

T-beam bridges were first constructed in Virginia in the 1920s and were a dominant concrete bridge design from the late 1920s through the late 1960s. The Appomattox River Bridge was built in 1930, and is a common single-span, T-beam, non-arched concrete bridge. It measures 33 feet (10 m) in length in three sections, 38 feet (12 m) in overall width, and stands 11 feet (3.4 m) above the river. The bridge was widened from 30 feet (9.1 m) to its present width in 1970–1971.

Commemoration

Each bridge rail consists of nine panels in three sections, 12-inch (30 cm) posts separate the sections. Each section features three alternating panels displaying stylized designs recalling the Confederate battle flag and the Union's stars and stripes flag. Four concrete obelisks, 3.5 feet (1.1 m) tall, stand on the bridge abutments.

The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.

See also

• List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia