Oak Ridge Railroad Overpass
United States historic place
Oak Ridge Railroad Overpass | |
Virginia Landmarks Register | |
 Oak Ridge Bridge, HAER Photo, April 1994 | |
37°42′11″N 78°52′16″W / 37.70306°N 78.87111°W / 37.70306; -78.87111 | |
| Area | less than one acre |
|---|---|
| Built | 1882 (1882) |
| Built by | Keystone Bridge Co. |
| Architectural style | Pratt truss |
| NRHP reference No. | 78003033[1] |
| VLR No. | 062-0085 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | April 15, 1978 |
| Designated VLR | November 15, 1977[2] |
Oak Ridge Railroad Overpass is a historic Pratt truss bridge located near Shipman, Nelson County, Virginia. It was built by the Keystone Bridge Company in 1882, and is a single-span, through Pratt truss with two wooden beam approach spans. The span length is 100 feet (30 m). The approach spans are 19 feet (5.8 m) long.[3] It carries VA State Route 653 over the busy Norfolk Southern Washington District, part of the former Southern Main Line between Washington, D.C., and Atlanta.[4]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]
See also
- 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
- ^ 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: Oak Ridge Railroad Overpass" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
- ^ "Central Virginia Railfan Page".
External links
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. VA-107, "Oak Ridge Bridge, Spanning Southern Railroad at VA State Route 653, Oak Ridge, Nelson County, VA", 15 photos, 14 data pages, 2 photo caption pages
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