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Oak Ridge Railroad Overpass

Coordinates: 37°42′11″N 78°52′16″W / 37.70306°N 78.87111°W / 37.70306; -78.87111
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Oak Ridge Railroad Overpass
Oak Ridge Bridge, HAER Photo, April 1994
Oak Ridge Railroad Overpass is located in Virginia
Oak Ridge Railroad Overpass
Oak Ridge Railroad Overpass is located in the United States
Oak Ridge Railroad Overpass
LocationSW of Shipman on State Route 653, near Shipman, Virginia
Coordinates37°42′11″N 78°52′16″W / 37.70306°N 78.87111°W / 37.70306; -78.87111
Arealess than one acre
Built1882 (1882)
Built byKeystone Bridge Co.
Architectural stylePratt truss
NRHP reference No.78003033[1]
VLR No.062-0085
Significant dates
Added to NRHPApril 15, 1978
Designated VLRNovember 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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  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: Oak Ridge Railroad Overpass" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
  4. ^ "Central Virginia Railfan Page".
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