Stone Arched Trestle

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Bruce,

The stone piers in the James River were not part of the Valley 
Railroad. They belonged to a siding which ran off of the nearby C&O 
to reach a quarry on the south side of the river. One wonders why the 
N&W did not service this business as it was already on the south side 
of the James River. A local swimming pool off of US-11 now resides 
near where the grade runs south from the stone piers. I do not 
believe that the existing cement business beside the pool was ever 
associated with the railroad or the siding. Maybe someone else can 
shed more light on this area.

Ron Davis

At 02:08 PM 9/30/2007, you wrote:

>I've looked through this book (and need to add it to my library) and

>it does a good job of identifying the route and remains of the Valley

>line. Missing is a report on the stone bridge piers in the James River

>west of Buchannan (just downstream and around the river bend from

>where I-81 crosses the James). I've been told they were part of the

>Valley line, but the book doesn't seem to confirm that. Was this a

>railroad crossing or did this bridge serve another purpose?

>

>Bruce in Blacksburg

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