High Bridge

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http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/state_parks/hig.shtml#visitorcentergiftshop

http://www.americantrails.org/resources/railtrails/HighBridgeVA08.html

Above are a couple of web sites about High Bridge State Park that may be of interest.  

Ed Painter; Narrows, VA living in Russellville, AR



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I don't think they wasted any time once they got the go-ahead.  Except for a 
few hundred yards west of Burkeville, which the railroad appeared to be 
using for car storage, and a few hundred yards east of Pamplin, which I 
believe serves a pulpwood yard, It was all up by January when I made a 
circle drive all around the mainline (sorry, Farmville line) and beltline 
just to see what it looked like.  For someone who grew up in Farmville it 
was pretty depressing.

Sam Putney


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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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