Goshen Land Company Bridge

Goshen Land Company Bridge

Goshen Bridge, HAER Photo, April 1994
Location E of Goshen on VA 746, near Goshen, Virginia
Coordinates 37°59′7″N 79°29′39″W / 37.98528°N 79.49417°W / 37.98528; -79.49417Coordinates: 37°59′7″N 79°29′39″W / 37.98528°N 79.49417°W / 37.98528; -79.49417
Area less than one acre
Built 1890 (1890)
Built by Groton Bridge Co.
Architectural style Through Pratt Truss Bridge
NRHP Reference # 78003041[1]
VLR # 226-5001
Significant dates
Added to NRHP May 15, 1978
Designated VLR November 15, 1977[2]

Goshen Land Company Bridge is a historic Through Pratt Truss Bridge located near Goshen, Rockbridge County, Virginia. It was built in 1890, by the Groton Bridge Co.. It consists of two spans, one measuring 138 feet, 10 inches, long and the second measuring 120 feet, 10 inches, long. The spans sit at a 30-degree skew.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. W. S. G. Britton, III (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Goshen Land Company Bridge" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo

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