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Gholson Bridge

Gholson Bridge
Gholson Bridge, Spanning Meherrin River at VA State Route 715, Lawrenceville vicinity (Brunswick County, Virginia).jpg
Gholson Bridge, HAER Photo, April 1994
Gholson Bridge is located in Virginia
Gholson Bridge
Gholson Bridge is located in the US
Gholson Bridge
Location S of Lawrenceville on VA 715 at Meherrin River, near Lawrenceville, Virginia
Coordinates 36°43′0″N 77°49′53″W / 36.71667°N 77.83139°W / 36.71667; -77.83139Coordinates: 36°43′0″N 77°49′53″W / 36.71667°N 77.83139°W / 36.71667; -77.83139
Area less than one acre
Built 1884 (1884)
Built by Wrought Iron Bridge Company
Architectural style Pratt Truss
NRHP Reference # 78003010
VLR # 011-0080
Significant dates
Added to NRHP May 5, 1978
Designated VLR November 15, 1977

Gholson Bridge is a historic metal Pratt truss bridge located 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 long and the second is 100 feet, 4 inches. It sits on an ashlar sandstone substructure.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.



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