Bridge near Glenvar

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I asked renowned N&W Dispatcher Tommy Duncan what the name of this unusual bridge was, and he said it was known as the "Yateman Viaduct".

Skip Salmon
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Trying to be helpful:  The name 'Singer' was used on a drawing or 
painting which I have seen but do not own;
broadside view of the skewed truss with VGN train on bridge and N&W 
train passing below.  Went up there
during one of my trips to Roanoke; took some close up photos and got 
dimensions.  All girders are quite large,
as might be expected.  The through truss is skewed two panels (unusual) 
and about 140 feet long; truss ends
are square, not tapered.  The single track is curved to the left (west 
to east); so truss width is more than normal.
VGN electric power operated from here to Roanoke; the wire is gone but 
evidence remains.  Bad news - have
not seen my notes and photos since we moved from NJ to MO 5 years ago.  
Caution - all trackage and ROW
is NS property and was posted the last time I was there; including the 
access road which climbs the hill..

Jerome Crosson, St. Peters MO

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Subject: Re: Bridge near Glenvar

Mike

I have never actually heard a name for the bridge. If I recall 
correctly, it is a skewed truss bridge, built by Virginia Bridge and 
Iron with a date of 1907.

Where the two bridges cross the river, timetable east, of the bridge 
was known informally, on the N&W as Yateman's Curve, and now is called 
Yateman's. On the VGN, I've never heard it referred to as anything but 
"Singer", but Singer on the N&W was about a mile west of there, so I 
don't know if that was something H. Reid picked up or not.

Ken Miller

On Nov 26, 2014, at 10:34 PM, NW Mailing List via NW-Mailing-List wrote:

> There is a Virginian bridge over the N&W near Glenvar.  It has a 
steep angle between the two truss sides.
> Does this bridge have a name in the Archives?  Are there documents of 
its construction or detailed photos?
> I found a few online using Google Earth but I would like more 
information.
> Please?
> Mike Shockley
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