Goshen Land Company Bridge
Appearance
Goshen Land Company Bridge | |
Location | E of Goshen on VA 746, near Goshen, Virginia |
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Coordinates | 37°59′08″N 79°29′38″W / 37.98556°N 79.49389°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1890 |
Built by | Groton Bridge Co. |
Architectural style | Through Pratt Truss Bridge |
NRHP reference No. | 78003041[1] |
VLR No. | 226-5001 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | May 15, 1978 |
Designated VLR | November 15, 1977[2] |
Goshen Land Company Bridge is a historic Pratt through truss bridge spanning the Calfpasture River near Goshen, in Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States. Built in 1890 by the Groton Bridge Company, it consists of two spans, one measuring 138 feet 10 inches (42.32 m) long and the second measuring 120 feet 10 inches (36.83 m); both spans sit at a 30-degree skew.[3]
The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]
See also
[edit]- List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Virginia
- List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ W. S. G. Britton, III (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Goshen Land Company Bridge" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
External links
[edit]- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. VA-102, "Goshen Bridge, Spanning Calfpasture River at State Route 746, Goshen, Rockbridge County, VA", 17 photos, 17 data pages, 2 photo caption pages
Categories:
- Historic American Engineering Record in Virginia
- Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- Bridges completed in 1890
- Buildings and structures in Rockbridge County, Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Rockbridge County, Virginia
- Pratt truss bridges in the United States
- Shenandoah Valley, Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs
- Rockbridge County, Virginia geography stubs
- Southern United States bridge (structure) stubs
- Virginia building and structure stubs
- Virginia transportation stubs