Catoctin Creek Bridge
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The Catoctin Creek Bridge over Catoctin Creek
in Virginia
, is a nine-panel iron Pratt truss bridge, first erected about 1899. The bridge was fabricated by the Variety Iron Works of Cleveland, Ohio
. It carries Virginia Route 673, also known as Featherbottom Road. The bridge was originally located at a crossing of nearby Goose Creek
, carrying the Leesburg Turnpike, later Virginia State Route 7
, but was relocated in 1932 to its present location. The bridge is one span of 159 feet (48.5 m), with a roadway width of 11.18 feet (3.4 m). The deck is made of timbers. The Catoctin Creek Bridge is one of the longest remaining metal truss bridges of the nineteenth century in Virginia.
The Catoctin Creek Bridge was placed on the National Register of Historic Places
on June 24, 1974.
Catoctin Creek (Virginia)
Catoctin Creek is a tributary of the Potomac River in Loudoun County, Virginia, with a watershed of . Agricultural lands make up 67 percent and forests 30 percent of Catoctin Creek's watershed...
in Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
, is a nine-panel iron Pratt truss bridge, first erected about 1899. The bridge was fabricated by the Variety Iron Works of Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...
. It carries Virginia Route 673, also known as Featherbottom Road. The bridge was originally located at a crossing of nearby Goose Creek
Goose Creek (Potomac River)
Goose Creek is a tributary of the Potomac River in Fauquier and Loudoun counties in northern Virginia. It comprises the principal drainage system for the Loudoun Valley.-Course:...
, carrying the Leesburg Turnpike, later Virginia State Route 7
Virginia State Route 7
State Route 7 is a major primary state highway and busy commuter route in Northern Virginia, United States. It travels southeast from downtown Winchester to State Route 400 in downtown Alexandria...
, but was relocated in 1932 to its present location. The bridge is one span of 159 feet (48.5 m), with a roadway width of 11.18 feet (3.4 m). The deck is made of timbers. The Catoctin Creek Bridge is one of the longest remaining metal truss bridges of the nineteenth century in Virginia.
The Catoctin Creek Bridge was placed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
on June 24, 1974.
External links
- Virginia Department of Transportation Bridge No. 6051, Spanning Catoctin Creek at State Route 673 (Featherbottom Road), Waterford vicinity, Loudoun, VA at the Historic American Engineering Record