Clarkton Bridge was a historic Pratt truss bridge located over the Staunton River near Nathalie, in Charlotte County, Virginia. It was built in 1902 by the Virginia Bridge & Iron Co., and was the only remaining metal truss structure in Virginia built for highway purposes, which was supported by steel cylinder piers. It consisted of two camelback, pin-connected steel through truss channel spans, and twelve steel deck beam approach spans. The overall dimensions of the bridge approach and truss spans were as follows: north approach, 370 feet (110 m) with twelve deck spans; north truss, 150 feet (46 m); south truss, 150 feet (46 m). The total length of the bridge was 692 feet (211 m).[3]
The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.[1] It was demolished in October 2018 by the J. B. Fay Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ Antony F. Opperman (March 2006). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Clarkton Bridge" (PDF). Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission. and Accompanying two photos
External links
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. VA-108, "Clarkton Bridge, Spanning Staunton River at State Route 620, Clarkton, Halifax County, VA", 15 photos, 14 data pages, 2 photo caption pages
