Linville Creek Bridge

Linville Creek Bridge[3] is a historic Thacher truss[4] bridge located near Broadway, Rockingham County, Virginia. It was built by the Wrought Iron Bridge Company in 1898. It is a single span, measuring 135 feet 11 inches (41.43 m) long.[5] 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.[6]

Linville Creek Bridge
Linville Creek Bridge, HAER Photo, April 1994
Linville Creek Bridge is located in Virginia
Linville Creek Bridge
Linville Creek Bridge is located in the United States
Linville Creek Bridge
LocationSouth of Broadway on SR 1421, near Broadway, Virginia
Coordinates38°36′22″N 78°48′11″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1898 (1898)
Built byWrought Iron Bridge Co.
Architectural styleHybrid Pratt-Warren Truss
NRHP reference No.78003042[1]
VLR No.177-5001
Significant dates
Added to NRHPApril 15, 1978
Designated VLRNovember 15, 1977[2]

The bridge was listed on the Virginia Landmarks Register in 1977.[3] The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]

See also

References
  1. "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. "177-5001 Linville Creek Bridge". www.dhr.virginia.gov.
  4. "Thacher Truss Bridge, Spanning Linville Creek, Broadway, Rockingham County, VA". Library of Congress.
  5. W. S. G. Britton III (September 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Linville Creek Bridge" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
  6. http://www.virginiadot.org%2Fvtrc%2Fmain%2Fonline_reports%2Fpdf%2F98-r3.pdf


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