NW-Mailing-List Digest, Vol 102, Issue 63

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On Wed, Dec 25, 2013 at 7:31 PM,
​Gerry
 wrote:

Mason,

>

> Where is the bridge in your photo?

>


​Since I'm also a road geek in addition to railfan, I wondered the same
thing ​
Gerry
​. Plugging "Overall, Va." ​in Google maps turns up a nice view of the
bridge in the process of being demolished. The old bridge, the N&W, and a
new highway bridge all cross Overall Creek, which empties into the
Shenandoah River right at that location. The satellite view shows a new
alignment for U.S. 340 on a wider bridge.


According to Wikipedia (
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Page_County_Bridge_No._1990):

Page County Bridge No. 1990, also known as Overall Bridge, is a historic
Pratt deck arch truss bridge located at Overall, Page County, Virginia. It
was built in 1938, and is a single-span Pratt deck arch metal truss bridge
with four "T"-beam concrete approach spans. It is approximately 123 feet
long and the entire bridge length is approximately 245 feet.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008. (
http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/Counties/Page/069-0238_Page_Bridge_2008_NR_Final.pdf
)


The nomination form for registration goes deeper into the history and
significance of this bridge.

See the Google map at:
https://www.google.com/maps/preview?hl=en#!q=Overall%2C+VA&data=!1m4!1m3!1d1468!2d-78.34869!3d38.8060795!2m1!1e3!4m15!2m14!1m13!1s0x89b5b430fc5d496d%3A0x43b4b4e9405db6ba!3m8!1m3!1d47982!2d-80.4294549!3d37.2304515!3m2!1i1370!2i725!4f13.1!4m2!3d38.8062263!4d-78.3475045&fid=7

or
https://goo.gl/maps/z0Bzi

​Bruce in Blacksburg
​
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