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.