Valley Railroad Bridge
Valley Railroad Bridge | |
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| Location | 1002 Newman Dr., Salem, Virginia |
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| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1873 |
| Architect | Menifee, Thomas K. |
| NRHP reference No. | 09000617[1] |
| VLR No. | 129-5023 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | August 12, 2009 |
| Designated VLR | June 18, 2009[2] |
Valley Railroad Bridge is a historic limestone arch bridge located over Gish Branch at Salem, Virginia. It was built in 1873, and is a single-span, barrel-vaulted stone bridge structure. The bridge structure is a semi-circular vaulted tunnel through a man-made earthen embankment. The bridge is an architecturally significant remnant of an unrealized transportation scheme dating to Reconstruction Era following the American Civil War. The Valley Railroad was never completed to Salem, therefore the bridge, constructed in 1873, never fulfilled its intended purpose.[3]
The church was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ^ John R. Hildebrand and Michael J. Pulice (February 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Valley Railroad Bridge" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
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