Goshen Land Company Bridge

Goshen Land Company Bridge is a historic Pratt through truss bridge spanning the Calfpasture River near Goshen, in Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States. Built in 1890 by the Groton Bridge Company, it consists of two spans, one measuring 138 feet 10 inches (42.32 m) long and the second measuring 120 feet 10 inches (36.83 m); both spans sit at a 30-degree skew.[3]

Goshen Land Company Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
Goshen Bridge, HAER Photo, April 1994
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Location	E of Goshen on VA 746, near Goshen, Virginia
Coordinates	37°59′08″N 79°29′38″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1890 (1890)
Built by	Groton Bridge Co.
Architectural style	Through Pratt Truss Bridge
NRHP reference No.	78003041[1]
VLR No.	226-5001
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	May 15, 1978
Designated VLR	November 15, 1977[2]

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

See also

• List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Virginia
• List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia

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. W. S. G. Britton, III (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Goshen Land Company Bridge" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo

External links

• Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. VA-102, "Goshen Bridge, Spanning Calfpasture River at State Route 746, Goshen, Rockbridge County, VA", 17 photos, 17 data pages, 2 photo caption pages