NW-Mailing-List Digest, Vol 102, Issue 65

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I thank everyone for the information regarding bridge location and also
engineering history and current status.

Best,

Gerard

Gerard J. Fitzgerald
Charlottesville, Virginia


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> On Wed, Dec 25, 2013 at 7:31 PM,

> ?Gerry

>  wrote:

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> Mason,

> >

> > Where is the bridge in your photo?

> >

>

> ?Since I'm also a road geek in addition to railfan, I wondered the same

> thing ?

> Gerry

> ?. Plugging "Overall, Va." ?in Google maps turns up a nice view of the

> bridge in the process of being demolished. The old bridge, the N&W, and a

> new highway bridge all cross Overall Creek, which empties into the

> Shenandoah River right at that location. The satellite view shows a new

> alignment for U.S. 340 on a wider bridge.

>

>

> According to Wikipedia (

> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Page_County_Bridge_No._1990):

>

> Page County Bridge No. 1990, also known as Overall Bridge, is a historic

> Pratt deck arch truss bridge located at Overall, Page County, Virginia. It

> was built in 1938, and is a single-span Pratt deck arch metal truss bridge

> with four "T"-beam concrete approach spans. It is approximately 123 feet

> long and the entire bridge length is approximately 245 feet.

> It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008. (

>

> http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/Counties/Page/069-0238_Page_Bridge_2008_NR_Final.pdf

> )

>

>

> The nomination form for registration goes deeper into the history and

> significance of this bridge.

>

> See the Google map at:

>

> https://www.google.com/maps/preview?hl=en#!q=Overall%2C+VA&data=!1m4!1m3!1d1468!2d-78.34869!3d38.8060795!2m1!1e3!4m15!2m14!1m13!1s0x89b5b430fc5d496d%3A0x43b4b4e9405db6ba!3m8!1m3!1d47982!2d-80.4294549!3d37.2304515!3m2!1i1370!2i725!4f13.1!4m2!3d38.8062263!4d-78.3475045&fid=7

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> or

> https://goo.gl/maps/z0Bzi

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> ?Bruce in Blacksburg

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> Thank You Mason!

>

> Nathan Simmons

> trainman51 at gmail.com

> http://www.t-51.org

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> On 12/25/2013 14:59, NW Mailing List wrote:

> > Nathan and NW Groups,

> >       It (was) the last of its type of construction (cantilever arch, I

> > believe), in the entire state. It was saved as an Engineering Landmark by

> > the Virginia Department of Transportation. See attached photo.

> > Best,

> > Mason

> >

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> Whatever the technically correct name, it is the last remaining example in

> Virginia. The bridge is located on U.S. Route 340 on the Warren/Page county

> line near MP H-75 on the Hagerstown District. The trestle is the (former)

> N&W bridge 637 and is also shown in the painting on the cover of the

> Shenandoah Valley book

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> Mason Cooper

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> It's a spandrel braced arch; no cantilever component.

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> Jerome Crosson; St. Charles County MO.

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> Nathan and NW Groups,

>         It (was) the last of its type of construction (cantilever arch, I

> believe), in the entire state. It was saved as an Engineering Landmark by

> the Virginia Department of Transportation. See attached photo.

> Best,

> Mason

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