Crab Run Lane Truss Bridge | |
Location | State Route 645 over Crab Run, McDowell, Virginia |
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Coordinates | 38°20′6″N 79°29′24″W / 38.33500°N 79.49000°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1896 |
Architectural style | Lane patent pony truss bridge |
NRHP reference No. | 09000728[1] |
VLR No. | 045-0032 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | September 16, 2009 |
Designated VLR | June 18, 2009[2] |
Crab Run Lane Truss Bridge is a historic Truss bridge located on State Route 645 in McDowell, Highland County, Virginia. It was built in 1896, by the West Virginia Bridge Works of Wheeling, West Virginia. It is a single-span, four-panel pony truss measuring 39 feet (12 m) long, 12 feet 6 inches (3.81 m) wide, and 5 feet 2 inches (1.57 m) tall. Much of the bridge is constructed of bent and straight steel railroad rails. The bridge was taken out of service for vehicular traffic in 1994; it is now used to carry pedestrian and bicycle traffic.[3]
The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[1]