Appomattox River Bridge

Appomattox River Bridge
Appomattox River Bridge, March 2013
Location VA 24 over Appomattox River, near Appomattox, Virginia
Coordinates 37°22′55.3″N 78°47′22.4″W / 37.382028°N 78.789556°W / 37.382028; -78.789556Coordinates: 37°22′55.3″N 78°47′22.4″W / 37.382028°N 78.789556°W / 37.382028; -78.789556
Area 0.8 acres (0.32 ha)
Built 1930 (1930)
Built by Virginia State Highway Commission
Architect Glidden, William R.
NRHP reference # 05000771[1]
VLR # 006-0048
Significant dates
Added to NRHP July 27, 2005
Designated VLR June 1, 2005[2]

Appomattox River Bridge, also known as Route 24 Bridge, is a historic road bridge located near Appomattox, Appomattox County, Virginia, in the Appomattox Court House National Historical Park. The bridge has specially designed elements that commemorate the end of the American Civil War.[3]

Bridge

T-beam bridges were first constructed in Virginia in the 1920s and were a dominant concrete bridge design from the late 1920s though the late 1960s. The Appomattox River Bridge was built in 1930, and is a common single-span, T-beam, non-arched concrete bridge. It measures 33 feet in length in three sections, 38 feet in overall width and stands 11 feet above the river. The bridge was widened from 30 feet to its present width in 1970-1971.

Commemoration

Each bridge rail consists of nine panels in three sections, 12-inch posts separate the sections. Each section features three alternating panels displaying stylized designs recalling the Confederate battle flag and the Union’s stars and stripes flag. Four concrete obelisks, 3.5 feet tall, stand on the bridge abutments.[3]

The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "City or County Listings: Virginia Landmarks Register & National Register of Historic Places". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved January 31, 2015. Note: This includes Virginia Landmarks Register
  3. 1 2 Molly Meredith (March 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Appomattox River Bridge" (PDF). and Accompanying four photos


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