Crab Run Lane Truss Bridge
Bridge in March 2013
Crab Run Lane Truss Bridge is located in Virginia
Crab Run Lane Truss Bridge
Crab Run Lane Truss Bridge is located in the United States
Crab Run Lane Truss Bridge
LocationState Route 645 over Crab Run, McDowell, Virginia
Coordinates38°20′6″N 79°29′24″W / 38.33500°N 79.49000°W / 38.33500; -79.49000
Arealess than one acre
Built1896 (1896)
Architectural styleLane patent pony truss bridge
NRHP reference No.09000728[1]
VLR No.045-0032
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 16, 2009
Designated VLRJune 18, 2009[2]

Crab Run Lane Truss Bridge is a historic Truss bridge located on State Route 645 in McDowell, Highland County, Virginia. It was built in 1896, by the West Virginia Bridge Works of Wheeling, West Virginia. It is a single-span, four-panel pony truss measuring 39 feet (12 m) long, 12 feet 6 inches (3.81 m) wide, and 5 feet 2 inches (1.57 m) tall. Much of the bridge is constructed of bent and straight steel railroad rails. The bridge was taken out of service for vehicular traffic in 1994; it is now used to carry pedestrian and bicycle traffic.[3]

The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[1]

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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. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ^ Karen Brandt (April 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Crab Run Lane Truss Bridge" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos


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