Gholson Bridge | |
Designated Other1: | Virginia Landmarks Register |
Designated Other1 Date: | November 15, 1977[1] |
Designated Other1 Number: | 011-0080 |
Designated Other1 Num Position: | bottom |
Location: | S of Lawrenceville on VA 715 at Meherrin River, near Lawrenceville, Virginia |
Coordinates: | 36.7172°N -77.8311°W |
Builder: | Wrought Iron Bridge Company |
Architecture: | Pratt Truss |
Added: | May 5, 1978 |
Area: | less than one acre |
Refnum: | 78003010 |
Gholson Bridge is a historic metal Pratt truss bridge spanning the Meherrin River near Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Virginia. It was built in 1884 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Company. It consists of two spans. One span is 84feet long and the second is 100inchesft4inchesin (ftin). It sits on an ashlar sandstone substructure.[2]
The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.