Crab Run Lane Truss Bridge
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Crab Run Lane Truss Bridge | |
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Bridge in March 2013 | |
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| Location | SR 645 over Crab Run, McDowell, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°20′6″N 79°29′24″W / 38.33500°N 79.49000°WCoordinates: 38°20′6″N 79°29′24″W / 38.33500°N 79.49000°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1896 |
| Architectural style | Lane patent pony truss bridge |
| Governing body | State |
| NRHP Reference # | 09000728[1] |
| VLR # | 045-0032 |
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| Added to NRHP | September 16, 2009 |
| Designated VLR | June 18, 2009[2] |
Crab Run Lane Truss Bridge is a historic Truss bridge located on State Route 645 in McDowell, Highland County, Virginia. It was built in 1896, by the West Virginia Bridge Works, Wheeling, West Virginia. It is a single-span, four-panel pony truss measuring 39 feet long, 12 feet, 6 inches wide, and 5 feet, 2 inches tall. Much of the bridge is constructed of bent and straight steel railroad rails. The bridge was taken out of service for vehicular traffic in 1994; it is now used to carry pedestrian and bicycle traffic.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
- ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ↑ Karen Brandt (April 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Crab Run Lane Truss Bridge". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos
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