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Cartersville Bridge

Coordinates: 37°40′12″N 78°5′14″W / 37.67000°N 78.08722°W / 37.67000; -78.08722
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Cartersville Bridge
View of the bridge at dusk, April 2017
Cartersville Bridge is located in Virginia
Cartersville Bridge
Cartersville Bridge is located in the United States
Cartersville Bridge
LocationVA 45 over James River, Cartersville
Coordinates37°40′12″N 78°5′14″W / 37.67000°N 78.08722°W / 37.67000; -78.08722
Arealess than one acre
Built1822, 1883-1884
Architectural stylePratt truss
NRHP reference No.72001390 [1]
VLR No.024-0053
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 14, 1972
Designated VLRMarch 21, 1972[2]

Cartersville Bridge is a historic bridge located near Cartersville, Cumberland County, Virginia. The original bridge was constructed in 1822, and its five stone piers of rough cut ashlar and rubble and two stone abutments remain. Atop them is a superstructure constructed in 1883-84 of heavy timber members with cast-iron connections arranged to form a truss configuration based on the Pratt truss. The bridge is composed of six spans with an end-to-end length of 843 feet (257 m).[3]

The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (February 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Cartersville Bridge" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
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