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Gholson Bridge

Coordinates: 36°43′0″N 77°49′53″W / 36.71667°N 77.83139°W / 36.71667; -77.83139
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Gholson Bridge
Gholson Bridge, HAER Photo, April 1994
Gholson Bridge is located in Virginia
Gholson Bridge
Gholson Bridge is located in the United States
Gholson Bridge
LocationS of Lawrenceville on VA 715 at Meherrin River, near Lawrenceville, Virginia
Coordinates36°43′0″N 77°49′53″W / 36.71667°N 77.83139°W / 36.71667; -77.83139
Arealess than one acre
Built1884 (1884)
Built byWrought Iron Bridge Company
Architectural stylePratt Truss
NRHP reference No.78003010[1]
VLR No.011-0080
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 5, 1978
Designated VLRNovember 15, 1977[2]

Gholson Bridge is a historic metal Pratt truss bridge located near Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Virginia. It was built in 1884, by the Wrought Iron Bridge Company. It consists of two spans. One span is 84 feet long and the second is 100 feet, 4 inches. It sits on an ashlar sandstone substructure.[3]

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

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  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: Gholson Bridge" (PDF). and Accompanying photo