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Nokesville Truss Bridge

Coordinates: 38°42′26″N 77°33′51″W / 38.70722°N 77.56417°W / 38.70722; -77.56417
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Nokesville Truss Bridge
Nokesville Truss Bridge, March 2007
Nokesville Truss Bridge is located in Northern Virginia
Nokesville Truss Bridge
Nokesville Truss Bridge is located in Virginia
Nokesville Truss Bridge
Nokesville Truss Bridge is located in the United States
Nokesville Truss Bridge
LocationAlong SR 646 northeast of Nokesville, Virginia
Coordinates38°42′26″N 77°33′51″W / 38.70722°N 77.56417°W / 38.70722; -77.56417
Arealess than one acre
Built1882 (1882)
Built byKeystone Bridge Co.
Architectural styleSingle span Pratt truss
NRHP reference No.78003040[1]
VLR No.076-0081
Significant dates
Added to NRHPApril 15, 1978
Designated VLRNovember 15, 1977[2]

Nokesville Truss Bridge is a historic Pratt truss bridge carrying Virginia State Route 646 (Aden Road) across the Norfolk Southern Railway near Nokesville, Prince William County, Virginia. It was built in 1882 by the Keystone Bridge Company. The single-span bridge measures 73 feet 11.5 inches (22.543 m) long, and is constructed of wrought iron.[3]

The bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ^ W. S. G. Britton III (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Nokesville Truss Bridge" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
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