Daphna Creek Pratt Truss Bridge, State Route 1414, Holly Hill Street, Spanning Dahna Creek, Broadway, Rockingham County, Virginia
Summary
Significance: This structure is a representative Pratt Half-Hip Pony Truss bridge with pin connections. Its floor beams are riveted directly to the vertical compression members and they support a wood plank deck. It is similar to numerous other small trusses built during the late 19th and early 20th century throughout America.
Survey number: HAER VA-33
Building/structure dates: ca. 1900 Initial Construction
Tags
Date
1900
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Canton Bridge Company
Location
Broadway (Va.), 38.61317, -78.79891
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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