Gholson Bridge

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Gholson Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
Gholson Bridge, HAER Photo, April 1994
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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
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 2 National Park Service (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.
↑ W.S.G. Britton, III (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Gholson Bridge" (PDF). and Accompanying photo

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Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. VA-111, "Gholson Bridge, Spanning Meherrin River at VA State Route 715, Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, VA", 14 photos, 12 data pages, 2 photo caption pages

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