OLDEST - Metal Bridge in Virginia - Elliston, VA
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neoc1
N 37° 14.335 W 080° 13.467
17S E 568789 N 4121658
The Bowstring Arch Truss Bridge is the Roaring Run Bridge which has been relocated in the I-81 northbound rest area in the Ironto section of Elliston, VA.
Waymark Code: WM17C3R
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 01/23/2023
Views: 1
The Bowstring Arch Truss Bridge is now a pedestrian only bridge that spans a small ditch on a walkway at the I-81 rest area. It was built by the King Bridge Co. in 1878 and spanned Roaring Creek in Bedford County VA. It was closed in 1971 and relocated to its present location. The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 2, 2013.
A sign posted by the bridge is inscribed:
BOW STRING
ARCH TRUSS
THIS STRUCTURE WAS BUILT
IN 1878 BY KING IRON
AND BRIDGE CO. IN BEDFORD
COUNTY. IT REMAINED IN
USE UNTIL 1971. IT IS THE
OLDEST METAL BRIDGE
IN VIRGINIA
Type of documentation of superlative status: Sign next to bridge
Location of coordinates: On the bridge
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