Built 1902 (1902) NRHP Reference # 06000747 Opened 1902 Added to NRHP 26 January 2007 | Architectural style Pratt through truss VLR # 019-0086 Area 1,200 m² | |
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Location VA 620 over the Staunton R, near Nathalie, Virginia Built by Virginia Bridge & Iron Co. | ||
Clarkton Bridge is a historic Pratt truss bridge located over the Staunton River near Nathalie, in Charlotte County, Virginia. It was built in 1902 by the Virginia Bridge & Iron Co., and is the only remaining metal truss structure in Virginia built for highway purposes, which is supported by steel cylinder piers. It consists of two Camelback, pin-connected steel through truss channel spans, and twelve steel deck beam approach spans. The overall dimensions of the bridge approach and truss spans are as follows: north approach, 370 feet with twelve deck spans; north truss, 150 feet; south truss, 150 feet. The total length of the bridge is 692 feet.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.
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