Linville Creek Bridge is a historic Thacher truss bridge located near

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. It was built by the

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in 1898. It is a single span, measuring long. an
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/ref> This bridge was formerly identified as a hybrid Whipple, incorporating aspects of both the double-intersection Pratt and the double-intersection Warren. The structure in actuality is a Thacher truss, a hybrid configuration incorporating elements of the Pratt, Warren, Fink, and Bollman trusses that was first patented by Edwin Thacher in 1883. Its unusual configuration and the bewildering number of descriptions that have been applied to it merely reinforce its position as a bridge that is a rare survivor of an uncommon form.http://www.virginiadot.org%2Fvtrc%2Fmain%2Fonline_reports%2Fpdf%2F98-r3.pdf The bridge was listed on the Virginia Landmarks Register in 1977. The bridge was listed on the

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in 1978.

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* * * Historic American Engineering Record in Virginia Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia Bridges completed in 1898 National Register of Historic Places in Rockingham County, Virginia Wrought iron bridges in the United States Pratt truss bridges in the United States Warren truss bridges in the United States Transportation in Rockingham County, Virginia 1898 establishments in Virginia Wrought Iron Bridge Company {{Virginia-bridge-struct-stub

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