Gholson Bridge

Gholson Bridge is a historic metal Pratt truss bridge spanning the Meherrin River near Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Virginia. It was built in 1884 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Company. It consists of two spans. One span is 84 feet (26 m) long and the second is 100 feet 4 inches (30.58 m). It sits on an ashlar sandstone substructure.^[3]

Gholson Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
Gholson Bridge, HAER Photo, April 1994
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Location	S of Lawrenceville on VA 715 at Meherrin River, near Lawrenceville, Virginia
Coordinates	36°43′02″N 77°49′52″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1884 (1884)
Built by	Wrought Iron Bridge Company
Architectural style	Pratt Truss
NRHP reference No.	78003010[1]
VLR No.	011-0080
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	May 5, 1978
Designated VLR	November 15, 1977[2]

The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.^[1]

See also

• List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Virginia
• List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia