| Linville Creek Bridge | |
| Designated Other1: | Virginia Landmarks Register |
| Designated Other1 Date: | November 15, 1977[1] |
| Designated Other1 Number: | 177-5001 |
| Designated Other1 Num Position: | bottom |
| Location: | South of Broadway on SR 1421, near Broadway, Virginia |
| Coordinates: | 38.6061°N -78.8031°W |
| Builder: | Wrought Iron Bridge Co. |
| Architecture: | Hybrid Pratt-Warren Truss |
| Added: | April 15, 1978 |
| Area: | less than one acre |
| Refnum: | 78003042 |
Linville Creek Bridge[2] is a historic Thacher truss[3] bridge located near Broadway, Rockingham County, Virginia. It was built by the Wrought Iron Bridge Company in 1898. It is a single span, measuring 135inchesft11inchesin (ftin) long.[4] This bridge was formerly identified as a hybrid Whipple, incorporating aspects of both the double-intersection Pratt and the double-intersection Warren. The structure in actuality is a Thacher truss, a hybrid configuration incorporating elements of the Pratt, Warren, Fink, and Bollman trusses that was first patented by Edwin Thacher in 1883. Its unusual configuration and the bewildering number of descriptions that have been applied to it merely reinforce its position as a bridge that is a rare survivor of an uncommon form.[5]
The bridge was listed on the Virginia Landmarks Register in 1977.[2] The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.