Lynchburg and Salem Turnpike
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N 37° 19.032 W 079° 24.927
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Virginia Historical Highway Marker K-131 on US 460 East of Bedford, VA.
Waymark Code: WM9GT0
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 08/20/2010
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"The Lynchburg and Salem Turnpike Co. was incorporated in 1818 to build a turnpike from Lynchburg west to Salem. The road reached Liberty (now Bedford) in 1828 and was completed to Salem in 1836. In Bedford County, covered bridges spanned the Big Otter and Little Otter rivers. The latter bridge remained until 1947. This turnpike, with five tollgates, served as the main thoroughfare in the region until the Virginia & Tennessee Railroad was built in the 1850s. In 1854, the company abandoned responsibility for the road between New London and Liberty and the county took control." Marker Text
Marker Number: K-31
Marker Title: Lynchburg and Salem Turnpike
Marker Location: West bound US 460 East of Bedford, VA
County or Independent City: Bedford
Web Site: [Web Link]
Marker Program Sponsor: Department of Historic Resources, 1995
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