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Virginia Bridge And Iron Company
The Virginia Bridge & Iron Co., also known as Virginia Bridge Company, was a bridge company based in Roanoke, Virginia. Several of its works are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. Works include (with variations in attribution): *AR 289 Bridge Over English Creek, AR289 over English Creek, Mammoth Spring, Arkansas (Virginia Bridge & Iron Co.), NRHP-listed *Clarkton Bridge, VA 620 over the Staunton R, Nathalie, Virginia (Virginia Bridge & Iron Co.), NRHP-listed *Fairchild's Creek Bridge, Cty Rd. 555, Natchez, Mississippi (Virginia Bridge & Iron Co.), NRHP-listed *High Bridge (Appomattox River), High Bridge, Appomattox River, Farmville, Virginia (Virginia Bridge & Iron Co.), NRHP-listed *Short Mountain Creek Bridge, Cty. Rd. 64, Paris, Arkansas (Virginia Bridge & Iron Co. of Tenn.), NRHP-listed *State Highway 16 Bridge at the Brazos River, TX 6, 6 mi. S of jct. with US 82, Benjamin, Texas (Virginia Bridge Company, et al.), NRHP-listed *State Highway 23 Bridg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stuckey's Bridge
Stuckey's Bridge is a bridge spanning the Chunky River just outside Meridian, Mississippi. The bridge was listed as a Mississippi Landmark on August 4, 1984, and added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 16, 1988. History The bridge was originally built as the main route across the Chunky River southwest of Meridian. Documents in the Lauderdale County Archives reveal the contract to construct a bridge in this location was written in 1847, and estimates place the bridge's construction date around 1850. A new bridge replaced the old one in 1901, built by the Virginia Bridge and Iron Company. Legends According to legend, a member of the Dalton Gang named "Stuckey" owned a nearby inn where he would rob and murder his guests and bury his victims’ bodies on the riverbank. The legend says that after murdering twenty people, Stuckey was finally caught and hanged from the newly constructed bridge located on the site of his murders. Rumours of Stuckey haunting the br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |