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Overview

Photos taken April 1994 by Bruce A. Harms for the Historic American Engineering Record
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Side view

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Oblique view

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Portal

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Approach

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Overview
Two-span through truss bridge over Staunton River on Route 620, near Clarkton
Status
Open to pedestrians only
History
Built 1901-02 by the Virginia Bridge & Iron Co.; rehabilitated 2005
Builders
- Austin Brothers Bridge Co. (Approach, 1911)
- Virginia Bridge & Iron Co. (Main spans, 1901-02)
Design
Main spans: Two pin-connected, 8-panel Camelback Pratt through trusses
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 150.0 ft.
Total length: 692.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+36.97826, -78.89683   (decimal degrees)
36°58'42" N, 78°53'49" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory number
BH 33706 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

8-panel truss (83)
Austin Brothers Bridge Co. (1)
Built 1902 (114)
Built during 1900s (2,352)
Camelback truss (64)
Charlotte County, Virginia (2)
HAER documented (286)
Halifax County, Virginia (5)
Open to pedestrians (415)
Owned by state (6,549)
Pin-connected (436)
Span length 125-175 feet (1,997)
Through truss (5,258)
Total length 500-1000 feet (999)
Truss (15,803)
Virginia (378)
Virginia Bridge & Iron Co. (20)

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