Orange and Alexandria Railroad Bridge Piers
Orange and Alexandria Railroad Bridge Piers is located in Northern Virginia
Orange and Alexandria Railroad Bridge Piers
Orange and Alexandria Railroad Bridge Piers is located in Virginia
Orange and Alexandria Railroad Bridge Piers
Orange and Alexandria Railroad Bridge Piers is located in the United States
Orange and Alexandria Railroad Bridge Piers
Nearest cityManassas Park, Virginia
Coordinates38°46′35″N 77°25′18″W / 38.776436°N 77.421606°W / 38.776436; -77.421606
Arealess than one acre
Built1861 (1861)
MPSCivil War Properties in Prince William County MPS
NRHP reference No.89001061[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 8, 1989

The Orange and Alexandria Railroad Bridge Piers are the historical remains of a bridge that carried the Orange and Alexandria Railroad across Bull Run between Fairfax and Prince William Counties, Virginia. The railroad, and this bridge location in particular, were of strategic interest to both Union and Confederate forces during the American Civil War. The bridge was rebuilt at least seven times during the war years. The piers are located just south of a modern railroad bridge.[2]

The piers were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1]

The Union Army/Orange & Alexandria Railroad Truss Bridge across Bull Run

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References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Orange and Alexandria Railroad Bridge Piers" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historical Resources. Retrieved 2014-02-21.


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