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Goshen Land Company Bridge

Coordinates: 37°59′08″N 79°29′38″W / 37.98556°N 79.49389°W / 37.98556; -79.49389
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Goshen Land Company Bridge
Goshen Bridge, HAER Photo, April 1994
Goshen Land Company Bridge is located in Virginia
Goshen Land Company Bridge
Goshen Land Company Bridge is located in the United States
Goshen Land Company Bridge
LocationE of Goshen on VA 746, near Goshen, Virginia
Coordinates37°59′08″N 79°29′38″W / 37.98556°N 79.49389°W / 37.98556; -79.49389
Arealess than one acre
Built1890 (1890)
Built byGroton Bridge Co.
Architectural styleThrough Pratt Truss Bridge
NRHP reference No.78003041[1]
VLR No.226-5001
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 15, 1978
Designated VLRNovember 15, 1977[2]

Goshen Land Company Bridge is a historic Pratt through truss bridge spanning the Calfpasture River near Goshen, in Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States. Built in 1890 by the Groton Bridge Company, it consists of two spans, one measuring 138 feet 10 inches (42.32 m) long and the second measuring 120 feet 10 inches (36.83 m); both spans sit at a 30-degree skew.[3]

The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]

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  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. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ^ W. S. G. Britton, III (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Goshen Land Company Bridge" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
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