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Oak Ridge Railroad Overpass
Oak Ridge Railroad Overpass is a historic Pratt truss bridge located near Shipman, Nelson County, Virginia. It was built by the Keystone Bridge Company in 1882, and is a single-span, through Pratt truss with two wooden beam approach spans. The span length is 100 feet (30 m). The approach spans are 19 feet (5.8 m) long. It carries VA State Route 653 over the busy Norfolk Southern Washington District, part of the former Southern Main Line between Washington, D.C., and Atlanta.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
It was removed and dismantled in November of 2024 and is scheduled to be replaced in November of 2025 by a modern bridge.
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Oak Ridge Railroad Overpass
Oak Ridge Railroad Overpass is a historic Pratt truss bridge located near Shipman, Nelson County, Virginia. It was built by the Keystone Bridge Company in 1882, and is a single-span, through Pratt truss with two wooden beam approach spans. The span length is 100 feet (30 m). The approach spans are 19 feet (5.8 m) long. It carries VA State Route 653 over the busy Norfolk Southern Washington District, part of the former Southern Main Line between Washington, D.C., and Atlanta.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
It was removed and dismantled in November of 2024 and is scheduled to be replaced in November of 2025 by a modern bridge.
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