Gholson Bridge Explained

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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 5 June 2013.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Gholson Bridge . W. S. G. Britton, III . n.d.. and Accompanying photo