Phoenix Bridge
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Phoenix Bridge | |
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Phoenix Bridge, HAER Photo, April 1994 | |
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| Location | Ball Park Road (685) Over Craig Creek, 2.6 miles northwest of Eagle Rock, .8 mile northwest of confluence of Patterson Creek and Craig Creek, near Eagle Rock, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°38′56″N 79°49′52″W / 37.64889°N 79.83111°WCoordinates: 37°38′56″N 79°49′52″W / 37.64889°N 79.83111°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1887 |
| Built by | Phoenix Bridge Co. |
| Architectural style | Trapezoidal Whipple Truss |
| NRHP Reference # | 75002015[1] |
| VLR # | 011-0095 |
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| Added to NRHP | June 10, 1975 |
| Designated VLR | February 18, 1975[2] |
Phoenix Bridge is a historic metal Trapezoidal Whipple truss bridge located near Eagle Rock, Botetourt County, Virginia. It was built in 1887, by the Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania. It consists of rolled wrought-iron "Phoenix post" compression members and round and rectangular tension rods with pinned joints. It includes a cast panel embellished with anthemions and garlands, small urnlike finials, and quatrefoils and trefoils.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]
References
- 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ↑ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (January 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Phoenix Bridge" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
External links
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. VA-105, "Phoenix Bridge, Spanning Craig Creek at State Route 685, Eagle Rock, Botetourt County, VA", 16 photos, 21 data pages, 2 photo caption pages
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