{"nrhp_refnum":"05000771","name":"Appomatix River Bridge","other_names":["Route 24 Bridge","Structure No. 1002","Vdhr 006-0048"],"category":"structure","location":{"address":"VA 24 over Appomattox River","address_restricted":false,"city":"Appomattox","county":"Appomattox County","state":"VA","lat":37.38387367800004,"lon":-78.78907094899995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2005-07-27","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Transportation","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-lane, single-span concrete T-beam highway bridge built in 1930 carrying Route 24 over the Appomattox River in Appomattox County, Virginia, within Appomattox Court House National Historical Park.","why_significant":"The bridge is argued to be an especially unique example of a common concrete bridge type, built from standard plans but with cast-in-place rails that recall the Confederate battle flag and the Union stars and stripes. It was the only pre-1950 non-arched concrete bridge in Appomattox County to receive an A grade, and it was part of the first developed wayside park in Virginia. It retains high integrity despite a 1971 widening.","narrative":"Carrying Route 24 over the Appomattox River inside Appomattox Court House National Historical Park, this 1930 concrete bridge looks ordinary in structure but not in decoration. It is a single-span T-beam bridge, 33 feet long, built from standard Virginia highway plans. Its cast-in-place rails alternate panels with stylized designs recalling the Confederate battle flag and the Union's stars and stripes, and four concrete obelisks mark the corners. State Bridge Engineer William Roy Glidden is credited with the design. The bridge was built with the Appomattox Wayside, the first developed wayside park in Virginia, in the year the Court House site was designated a War Department battlefield site. Of seven pre-1950 non-arched concrete bridges inventoried in the county, it alone earned the top grade for distinguishing features. A 1970-1971 widening preserved the original railings by resetting them and replicating the obelisks. It is listed for its architecture and its role in transportation, and it still carries traffic.","period_of_significance":"1930 - 1955","architect_builder":"William R. Glidden, Designer; Virginia State Highway Commission, Builder","architectural_style":"Other","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Remains in service today and receives periodic maintenance; widened from 30 to 38 feet in 1970-1971 with original railings reset and obelisks recast.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:02.764143-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/68/6795/41679568/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/05000771.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/05000771/2d5adac15c-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/05000771/2d5adac15c-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Cecouchman","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Appomattox_Bridge_3828.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Cecouchman</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Appomattox_Bridge_3828.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"66000827","name":"Appomattox Court House National Historical Park","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/virginia/appomattox-court-house-national-historical-park-66000827/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41679568","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appomattox_River_Bridge","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14711970"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/appomattox-county/appomatix-river-bridge-05000771/"}