Crab Run Lane Truss Bridge

Coordinates: 38°20′6″N 79°29′24″W / 38.33500°N 79.49000°W / 38.33500; -79.49000
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Crab Run Lane Truss Bridge
State Route 645 over Crab Run, McDowell, Virginia
Coordinates38°20′6″N 79°29′24″W / 38.33500°N 79.49000°W / 38.33500; -79.49000
Arealess than one acre
Built1896 (1896)
Architectural styleLane patent pony truss bridge
NRHP reference No.09000728[1]
VLR No.045-0032
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 16, 2009
Designated VLRJune 18, 2009[2]

Crab Run Lane Truss Bridge is a historic

State Route 645 in McDowell, Highland County, Virginia. It was built in 1896, by the West Virginia Bridge Works of Wheeling, West Virginia. It is a single-span, four-panel pony truss measuring 39 feet (12 m) long, 12 feet 6 inches (3.81 m) wide, and 5 feet 2 inches (1.57 m) tall. Much of the bridge is constructed of bent and straight steel railroad rails. The bridge was taken out of service for vehicular traffic in 1994; it is now used to carry pedestrian and bicycle traffic.[3]

The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[1]

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References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ^ Karen Brandt (April 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Crab Run Lane Truss Bridge" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos