Linville Creek Bridge
is a historic
Thacher truss bridge located near
Broadway,
Rockingham County, Virginia. It was built by the
Wrought Iron Bridge Company in 1898. It is a single span, measuring long.
[ an]
''Accompanying photo''
/ref> This bridge was formerly identified as a hybrid Whipple, incorporating aspects of both the double-intersection Pratt and the double-intersection Warren. The structure in actuality is a Thacher truss, a hybrid configuration incorporating elements of the Pratt, Warren, Fink, and Bollman trusses that was first patented by Edwin Thacher in 1883. Its unusual configuration and the bewildering number of descriptions that have been applied to it merely reinforce its position as a bridge that is a rare survivor of an uncommon form.[http://www.virginiadot.org%2Fvtrc%2Fmain%2Fonline_reports%2Fpdf%2F98-r3.pdf ]
The bridge was listed on the Virginia Landmarks Register in 1977.National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
in 1978.
See also
*
* List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
References
External links
*
*
*
Historic American Engineering Record in Virginia
Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
Bridges completed in 1898
Buildings and structures in Rockingham County, Virginia
National Register of Historic Places in Rockingham County, Virginia
Wrought iron bridges in the United States
Pratt truss bridges in the United States
Warren truss bridges in the United States
{{Virginia-bridge-struct-stub