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Walkerton Bridge, Spanning Mattaponi River at State Route 629, Walkerton, King and Queen County, Virginia
Walkerton Bridge, Spanning Mattaponi River at State Route 629, Walkerton, King and Queen County, Virginia
Walkerton Bridge, Spanning Mattaponi River at State Route 629, Walkerton, King and Queen County, Virginia
Walkerton Bridge, Spanning Mattaponi River at State Route 629, Walkerton, King and Queen County, Virginia
Walkerton Bridge, Spanning Mattaponi River at State Route 629, Walkerton, King and Queen County, Virginia
Walkerton Bridge, Spanning Mattaponi River at State Route 629, Walkerton, King and Queen County, Virginia
Walkerton Bridge, Spanning Mattaponi River at State Route 629, Walkerton, King and Queen County, Virginia
Walkerton Bridge, Spanning Mattaponi River at State Route 629, Walkerton, King and Queen County, Virginia
Walkerton Bridge, Spanning Mattaponi River at State Route 629, Walkerton, King and Queen County, Virginia
Walkerton Bridge, Spanning Mattaponi River at State Route 629, Walkerton, King and Queen County, Virginia
Summary
Significance: The Walkerton Bridge, originally known as the Mattaponi River Bridge, is one of a handful of swing-truss crossings remaining in Virginia and an early project conducted by the Virginia Department of Transportation after they assumed control of the county road system in 1932. With the proposed demise of the Great Wicomico bridge, the Walkerton crossing is a manually operated swing that is not assisted by electrical or mechanical power. The Walkerton Bridge has become a rare artifact, representing a type of bridge technology that once was ubiquitous, but now is on the verge of extinction.
Survey number: HAER VA-62
Tags
vehicular bridges
walkerton
bridge
walkerton bridge
mattaponi
mattaponi river
state route
queen county
virginia
historic american engineering record
photo
ultra high resolution
high resolution
construction sites
bridge construction
library of congress
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Location
king
,
37.73788, -77.00472
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