Oak Ridge Railroad Overpass Explained

Oak Ridge Railroad Overpass
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:November 15, 1977[1]
Designated Other1 Number:062-0085
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:SW of Shipman on State Route 653, near Shipman, Virginia
Coordinates:37.7031°N -78.8711°W
Builder:Keystone Bridge Co.
Architecture:Pratt truss
Added:April 15, 1978
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:78003033

Oak Ridge Railroad Overpass is a historic Pratt truss bridge located near Shipman, Nelson County, Virginia. It was built by the Keystone Bridge Company in 1882, and is a single-span, through Pratt truss with two wooden beam approach spans. The span length is . The approach spans are long.[2] It carries VA State Route 653 over the busy Norfolk Southern Washington District, part of the former Southern Main Line between Washington, D.C., and Atlanta.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

See also

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: Oak Ridge Railroad Overpass. W. S. G. Britton III. n.d.. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
  3. Web site: Central Virginia Railfan Page.