Catoctin Creek Bridge

Summary

The Catoctin Creek Bridge crosses over Catoctin Creek in Loudoun County, Virginia.

Catoctin Creek Bridge
Catoctin Creek Bridge, September 2012
Catoctin Creek Bridge is located in Northern Virginia
Catoctin Creek Bridge
Catoctin Creek Bridge is located in Virginia
Catoctin Creek Bridge
Catoctin Creek Bridge is located in the United States
Catoctin Creek Bridge
LocationRte. 673, north of Waterford, near Waterford, Virginia
Coordinates39°13′56″N 77°35′31″W / 39.23222°N 77.59194°W / 39.23222; -77.59194
Arealess than one acre
Built1900
ArchitectAlfred Staunton, Variety Iron Works
Architectural stylePratt truss
NRHP reference No.74002136[1]
VLR No.053-0131
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 25, 1974
Designated VLRJanuary 15, 1974[2]

It currently carries Virginia Route 673, also known as Featherbed Lane. Originally located at a crossing of nearby Goose Creek, carrying the Leesburg Turnpike, it was later Virginia State Route 7, but was relocated in 1932 to its present location.

It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 24, 1974.[1]

Description edit

The bridge is a nine-panel iron Pratt truss bridge, fabricated by the Variety Iron Works of Cleveland, Ohio and first erected around 1889. It is a single span of 159 feet (48 m), with a roadway width of 11.18 feet (3.41 m). The deck is made of timbers. It is one of the longest 19th-century metal truss bridges remaining in Virginia.[3]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ^ P.A.C. Spero and Company (December 1993). "Virginia Department of Transportation Bridge No. 6051". Historic American Engineering Record. Retrieved 17 September 2011.

External links edit

  • Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. VA-110, "Virginia Department of Transportation Bridge No. 6051, Spanning Catoctin Creek at State Route 673 (Featherbottom Road), Waterford vicinity, Loudoun County, VA"