Bridge over North Fork of Roanoke River explained

Bridge over North Fork of Roanoke River
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:[1]
Designated Other1 Number:060-0394
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Nearest City:Ironto, Virginia
Builder:King Iron Bridge & Manufacturing Co.
Architecture:Through Pratt truss bridge
Added:January 10, 1991
Delisted:March 19, 2001
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:89001802

Bridge over North Fork of Roanoke River was a historic Pratt truss bridge located near Ironto, Montgomery County, Virginia. It was built by the King Bridge Company in 1892, and was a pin-connected through Pratt truss spanning 105feet between cast-in-place concrete abutments. It had ornamental steel lattice portal bracing around the top of the portals.[2] The bridge was removed in 1995–1996, and replaced with new bridge.

The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989 and delisted in 2001.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 5 June 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053819/http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/register_counties_cities.htm. 21 September 2013. dead.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Bridge over North Fork of Roanoke River. Gibson Worsham. June 1988. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo