Tipers Bridge, Spanning Great Wicomico River at State Route 200, Kilmarnock, Lancaster County, Virginia
Summary
Significance: Built in six months during the depth of the Depression, the Tipers Bridge is a well preserved example of a once standard bridge type that was commonly used to economically span a large number of major river crossings in the Virginia Tidewater. It is located at a crossing that has a long history of some economic importance in Northumberland and Lancaster Counties. This is the second oldest of ten remaining swing-spans dating from between 1930 and 1957 currently listed in the Virginia Department of Transportation bridge inventory.
Survey number: HAER VA-58
Tags
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Location
Kilmarnock, 37.70879, -76.38823
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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