Jackson's Ferry Bridge, Route 52 over New River, 6.3 miles south of Route 94, Austinville, Wythe County, Virginia
Summary
Significance: The Jackson's Ferry Bridge is a representative example of a riveted steel simple triangular through truss and a riveted steel continuous cantilever triangular through truss, typical of early to mid-twentieth century factory-manufactured bridges.
Survey number: HAER VA-113
Building/structure dates: 1931 Initial Construction
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austinville
jackson
ferry
bridge
ferry bridge
new river
miles
wythe
wythe county
virginia
mary alfson
richard m casella
historic american engineering record
rob tucher
virginia bride and iron company
photo
jackson ferry bridge
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high resolution
manufacturing plants
united states history
library of congress
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Virginia Bride & Iron Company
Alfson, Mary, transmitter
Tucher, Rob, photographer
Casella, Richard M, historian
Location
Austinville
,
36.85123, -80.91202
Source
Library of Congress
Link
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html