Area less than one acre Architectural style Pratt truss VLR # 024-0053 Added to NRHP 14 September 1972 | Built 1822, 1883-1884 NRHP Reference # 72001390 Opened 1884 | |
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Location VA 45 over James River, Cartersville | ||
Cartersville Bridge is a historic bridge located near Cartersville, Cumberland County, Virginia. The original bridge was constructed in 1822, and its five stone piers of rough cut ashlar and rubble and two stone abutments remain. Atop them is a superstructure constructed in 1883-1884 of heavy timber members with cast-iron connections arranged to form a truss configuration based on the Pratt truss. The bridge is composed of six spans with an end-to-end length of 843 feet.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.
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