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Bridge over North Fork of Roanoke River
Nearest city Ironto, Virginia
Arealess than one acre
Built1892 (1892)
Built byKing Iron Bridge & Manufacturing Co.
Architectural styleThrough Pratt truss bridge
MPS Montgomery County MPS
NRHP reference  No. 89001802 [1]
VLR  No.060-0394
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJanuary 10, 1991
Designated VLR [2]
Removed from NRHPMarch 19, 2001

Bridge over North Fork of Roanoke River was a historic Pratt truss bridge located near Ironto, Montgomery County, Virginia. It was built by the King Bridge Company in 1892, and was a pin-connected through Pratt truss spanning 105 feet (32 m) between cast-in-place concrete abutments. It had ornamental steel lattice portal bracing around the top of the portals. [3] The bridge was removed in 1995–1996, and replaced with new bridge.

The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989 and delisted in 2001. [1]

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References

  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. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  3. ^ Gibson Worsham (June 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Bridge over North Fork of Roanoke River" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo