High Bridge

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February 2005 issue of Trains Magazine stated that NS was approved on 
10/20/2004 to abandon 33.4 miles between Pamplin and Burkeville. The track 
was taken out shortly afterward.

Bud Jeffries

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> At least 4 years. I was there in April,2006, and track was all gone.   Jim

> Nichols

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> Hi Ted,

>      I don't remember when the track was abandoned by NS. It's probably

> been 3-4 years ago. High Bridge is still in tack. It's been turned into

> rails to trails. There may be more information on the Virginia Park 

> Service

> website.

>

> Take care,

> Norris Deyerle

> National Director

> Blue Ridge Chapter, NRHS

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> Subject: High Bridge

> Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2009 14:01:58 -0400

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> While checking out this Lynchburg bypass discussion on google maps, I

> followed the track East to see what was happening at High Bridge and was

> surprised to see that the bridge is still there but there's no track. I

> know I'm not up-to-date on N&W alignments, but I thought I would have 

> known

> whether High Bridge was still in service. I didn't.

>

> When did traffic over the bridge end? What is the fate of the bridge? Any

> portion still there?

>

> Ted Goodman, Columbus

>

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