Phoenix Bridge
Phoenix Bridge is a historic metal trapezoidal Whipple truss railroad bridge spanning Craig Creek near Eagle Rock, Botetourt County, Virginia. It was built in 1887 by the Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania. It consists of rolled wrought iron "Phoenix post" compression members and round and rectangular tension rods with pinned joints. It includes a cast panel embellished with anthemions and garlands, small urn-like finials, and quatrefoils and trefoils. The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. 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 References External links Historic American Engineering Record in Virginia Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia Bridges completed in 1887 Buildings and structures in Botetourt County, Virginia National Register of Historic Places in Botetourt County, Virginia Wrought iron bridges in the United States Whipple truss bridges in the United States 1887 establishments in Virginia