Gholson Bridge

Gholson Bridge

Gholson Bridge, HAER Photo, April 1994
Location S of Lawrenceville on VA 715 at Meherrin River, near Lawrenceville, Virginia
Coordinates 36°43′0″N 77°49′53″W / 36.71667°N 77.83139°W / 36.71667; -77.83139Coordinates: 36°43′0″N 77°49′53″W / 36.71667°N 77.83139°W / 36.71667; -77.83139
Area less than one acre
Built 1884 (1884)
Built by Wrought Iron Bridge Company
Architectural style Pratt Truss
NRHP Reference # 78003010[1]
VLR # 011-0080
Significant dates
Added to NRHP May 5, 1978
Designated VLR November 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 in 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. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  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
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