Cartersville Bridge
Cartersville Bridge is a historic bridge located near Cartersville, Cumberland County, Virginia. The original bridge was constructed in 1822, and its five stone piers of rough cut ashlar and rubble and two stone abutments remain. Atop them is a superstructure constructed in 1883-84 of heavy timber members with cast-iron connections arranged to form a truss configuration based on the Pratt truss. The bridge is composed of six spans with an end-to-end length of 843 feet (257 m).[3]
Cartersville Bridge | |
 View of the bridge at dusk, April 2017 | |
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| Location | VA 45 over James River, Cartersville |
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| Coordinates | 37°40′12″N 78°5′14″W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1822, 1883-1884 |
| Architectural style | Pratt truss |
| NRHP reference No. | 72001390 [1] |
| VLR No. | 024-0053 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | September 14, 1972 |
| Designated VLR | March 21, 1972[2] |
The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1]
See also
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (February 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Cartersville Bridge" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
External links
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. VA-11, "Cartersville Bridge, Route 25, spanning James River, Cartersville, Cumberland County, VA", 7 photos, 1 color transparency, 5 data pages, 3 photo caption pages
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