Phoenix Bridge
Phoenix Bridge is a historic metal trapezoidal Whipple truss railroad bridge spanning Craig Creek near Eagle Rock, Botetourt County, Virginia. It was built in 1887 by the Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania. It consists of rolled wrought iron "Phoenix post" compression members and round and rectangular tension rods with pinned joints. It includes a cast panel embellished with anthemions and garlands, small urn-like finials, and quatrefoils and trefoils.
The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.
See also
- List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Virginia
- List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (January 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Phoenix Bridge" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
External links
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. VA-105, "Phoenix Bridge, Spanning Craig Creek at State Route 685, Eagle Rock, Botetourt County, VA", 16 photos, 21 data pages, 2 photo caption pages