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Wolf Creek Bridge (Rocky Gap, Virginia)

Coordinates: 37°14′37″N 81°06′09″W / 37.24361°N 81.10250°W / 37.24361; -81.10250
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Wolf Creek Bridge
Wolf Creek Bridge in October 2013
Wolf Creek Bridge (Rocky Gap, Virginia) is located in Virginia
Wolf Creek Bridge (Rocky Gap, Virginia)
Wolf Creek Bridge (Rocky Gap, Virginia) is located in the United States
Wolf Creek Bridge (Rocky Gap, Virginia)
LocationOld SR 61 (Wolf Creek Road), near Rocky Gap, Virginia
Coordinates37°14′37″N 81°06′09″W / 37.24361°N 81.10250°W / 37.24361; -81.10250
Arealess than one acre
Builtc. 1912
NRHP reference No.10001114[1]
VLR No.010-0072
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJanuary 7, 2011
Designated VLRSeptember 30, 2010[2]

Wolf Creek Bridge is a historic metal Pratt truss railroad bridge located near Rocky Gap, Bland County, Virginia, United States. It was built about 1912, by the Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, for the New River, Holston and Western Railroad. It was converted for use as a road bridge in 1946. It measures 206 feet (63 m) long and 16 feet (4.9 m) wide. The bridge was closed in 1987 and became a pedestrian bridge and the focal point of a county recreational park.[3]

The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 1/03/11 through 1/07/11. National Park Service. 2011-01-14.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ^ Pulice, Michael J. (July 2010). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Wolf Creek Bridge" (PDF). and Accompanying four photos