Oak Ridge Railroad Overpass

Oak Ridge Railroad Overpass
Oak Ridge Bridge, HAER Photo, April 1994
Location SW of Shipman on State Route 653, near Shipman, Virginia
Coordinates 37°42′11″N 78°52′16″W / 37.70306°N 78.87111°W / 37.70306; -78.87111Coordinates: 37°42′11″N 78°52′16″W / 37.70306°N 78.87111°W / 37.70306; -78.87111
Area less than one acre
Built 1882 (1882)
Built by Keystone Bridge Co.
Architectural style Pratt truss
NRHP reference # 78003033[1]
VLR # 062-0085
Significant dates
Added to NRHP April 15, 1978
Designated VLR November 15, 1977[2]

Oak Ridge Railroad Overpass is a historic Pratt truss bridge located near Shipman, Nelson County, Virginia. It was built by the Keystone Bridge Company in 1882, and is a single-span, through Pratt truss with two wooden beam approach spans. The span length is 100 feet (30 m). The approach spans are 19 feet (5.8 m) long.[3] It carries VA State Route 653 over the busy Norfolk Southern Washington District, part of the former Southern Main Line between Washington, D.C. and Atlanta.[4]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ↑ W. S. G. Britton III (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Oak Ridge Railroad Overpass" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
  4. ↑ "Central Virginia Railfan Page".
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