Wolf Creek Bridge (Rocky Gap, Virginia)

Wolf Creek Bridge

Wolf Creek Bridge in October, 2013.
Location Old SR 61 - Wolf Creek Rd., near Rocky Gap, Virginia
Coordinates 37°14′24″N 81°05′56″W / 37.24000°N 81.09889°W / 37.24000; -81.09889Coordinates: 37°14′24″N 81°05′56″W / 37.24000°N 81.09889°W / 37.24000; -81.09889
Area less than one acre
Built c. 1912
NRHP Reference # 10001114[1]
VLR # 010-0072
Significant dates
Added to NRHP January 7, 2011
Designated VLR September 30, 2010[2]

Wolf Creek Bridge is a historic metal Pratt truss railroad bridge located near Rocky Gap, Bland County, Virginia. It was built about 1912, by the Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, for the New River, Holston and Western Railroad. It was converted for use as a road bridge in 1946. It measures 206 feet long and 16 feet wide. The bridge was closed in 1987, and became a pedestrian bridge and the focal point of a county recreational park.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 1/03/11 through 1/07/11. National Park Service. 2011-01-14.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. Michael J. Pulice (July 2010). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Wolf Creek Bridge" (PDF). and Accompanying four photos


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