Bowstring Truss Bridge (Ironto, Virginia)

Bowstring Truss Bridge, also known as the Roaring Run Bowstring Truss Bridge and King Tubular Arch Truss Bridge, is a historic bowstring truss bridge located at the Ironto Rest Area near Ironto, Montgomery County, Virginia. It was built by the King Bridge Company in 1878, and is a single-span, four-panel tubular arch pony truss. It measures 55 feet (17 m) long, 12 feet (3.7 m) wide, and 6 feet 6 inches (1.98 m) high with an open roadway width of approximately 9 feet 6 inches (2.90 m). The bridge was partially disassembled and moved from its original location to a second site during the 1930s, where it remained until moved to its current location in 1977.[3]

Bowstring Truss Bridge
Bowstring Truss Bridge, October 2013.
LocationI-81, Ironto Rest Area, near Ironto, Virginia
Coordinates37°14′21″N 80°13′28″W
Area0.15 acres (0.061 ha)
Built1878 (1878)
Built byKing Iron Bridge Company, Cleveland, Ohio
Architectural styleTubular arch pony truss
NRHP reference No.12001136[1]
VLR No.060-5066
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJanuary 2, 2013
Designated VLRJune 19, 2008[2]

The bridge was documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in 1983 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.[1]

See also

References
  1. "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties. National Park Service. 2013-01-11.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. Antony F. Opperman (May 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Bowstring Truss Bridge" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying three photos


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