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Bowstring Truss Bridge (Ironto, Virginia)

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Coordinates: 37°14′21″N 80°13′28″W / 37.23917°N 80.22444°W / 37.23917; -80.22444
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Bowstring Truss Bridge
Bowstring Truss Bridge, October 2013.
Bowstring Truss Bridge (Ironto, Virginia) is located in Virginia
Bowstring Truss Bridge (Ironto, Virginia)
Bowstring Truss Bridge (Ironto, Virginia) is located in the United States
Bowstring Truss Bridge (Ironto, Virginia)
LocationI-81, Ironto Rest Area, near Ironto, Virginia
Coordinates37°14′21″N 80°13′28″W / 37.23917°N 80.22444°W / 37.23917; -80.22444
Area0.15 acres (0.061 ha)
Built1878 (1878)
Built byKing Iron Bridge Company, Cleveland, Ohio
Architectural styleTubular arch pony truss
NRHP reference No.12001136[1]
VLR No.060-5066
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJanuary 2, 2013
Designated VLRJune 19, 2008[2]

Bowstring Truss Bridge, also known as the Roaring Run Bowstring Truss Bridge and King Tubular Arch Truss Bridge, is a historic bowstring truss bridge located at the Ironto Rest Area near Ironto, Montgomery County, Virginia. It was built by the King Bridge Company in 1878, and is a single-span, four-panel tubular arch pony truss. It measures 55 feet (17 m) long, 12 feet (3.7 m) wide, and 6 feet 6 inches (1.98 m) high with an open roadway width of approximately 9 feet 6 inches (2.90 m). The bridge was partially disassembled and moved from its original location to a second site during the 1930s, where it remained until moved to its current location in 1977.[3]

The bridge was documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in 1983 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.[1]

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References

  1. ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties. National Park Service. 2013-01-11. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-08-18.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ^ Antony F. Opperman (May 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Bowstring Truss Bridge" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying three photos


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