Talk:High Bridge (Appomattox River)

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Longest bridge?[edit]

The Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge across the Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania was over a mile and a quarter in length, making it the longest railroad bridge and the longest covered bridge in the world at the time of its construction in the early 1800s. It was burned by the Union army during the Gettysburg Campaign to prevent Gordon's usage. The High Bridge was the longest railroad only bridge, I believe.

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Scott Mingus 12:13, 26 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The High Bridge is less than half the length of the Walkway Over The Hudson, formerly the Poughkeepsie-Highland railroad bridge. The Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge is 1400' shorter than the Poughkeepsie bridge. RussNelson (talk) 12:28, 21 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Two Bridges[edit]

There stood two different bridges east of Farmville, Virginia. The second was built in 1914 while the original bridge supported by bricks carried rail traffic. When the new bridge was completed it was opened to traffic on 22 June, 1914 and the old bridge described in this article was taken out of service and dismantled shortly thereafter.

This is detailed on the National Railroad Historical Society Blue Ridge chapter web page http://www.blueridgenrhs.org/articles/High_Bridge.htm

They were fortunate enough to snag on eBay about 70 glass negatives of the construction of the replacement bridge taken by its engineer.

Boteman (talk) 05:59, 22 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]