The Catoctin Creek Bridge crosses over
Catoctin Creek in
Loudoun County
Loudoun County () is in the northern part of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. In 2020, the census returned a population of 420,959, making it Virginia's third-most populous county. Loudoun County's seat is Leesburg. Loudoun C ...
,
Virginia
Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth ar ...
.
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
Virginia State Route 7 (VA 7) is a major primary state highway and busy commuter route in northern Virginia, United States. It travels southeast from downtown Winchester to SR 400 (Washington Street) in downtown Alexandria. Its ...
, but was relocated in 1932 to its present location.
It was placed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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on June 24, 1974.
Description
The bridge is a nine-panel iron
Pratt truss
A truss bridge is a bridge whose load-bearing superstructure is composed of a truss, a structure of connected elements, usually forming triangular units. The connected elements (typically straight) may be stressed from tension, compression, or ...
bridge, fabricated by the Variety Iron Works of
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland ( ), officially the City of Cleveland, is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located in the northeastern part of the state, it is situated along the southern shore of Lake Erie, across the U.S. ...
and first erected around 1889. It is a single span of , with a roadway width of . The deck is made of timbers. It is one of the longest 19th-century metal truss bridges remaining in Virginia.
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Buildings and structures in Loudoun County, Virginia
Bridges completed in 1889
1889 establishments in Virginia
Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
National Register of Historic Places in Loudoun County, Virginia
Relocated buildings and structures in Virginia
Historic American Engineering Record in Virginia
Iron bridges in the United States
Pratt truss bridges in the United States
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