Six Mile Bridge at Mt. Athos, Virginia
The original Six Mile Bridge was destroyed in the Civil War, but immediately reconstructed. In 1870, the bridge was reconstructed again with a wrought-iron truss system, and in 1901, it was strengthened once more using a riveted-steel Pratt truss design.
see a summertime view of the bridge here:
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Six Mile Bridge at Mt. Athos, Virginia
The original Six Mile Bridge was destroyed in the Civil War, but immediately reconstructed. In 1870, the bridge was reconstructed again with a wrought-iron truss system, and in 1901, it was strengthened once more using a riveted-steel Pratt truss design.
see a summertime view of the bridge here:
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Uploaded on March 9, 2010
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