{"nrhp_refnum":"10001114","name":"Wolf Creek Bridge","other_names":["VDOT Bridge No. 9000","VDHR No. 010-0072"],"category":"structure","location":{"address":"Old SR 61 - Wolf Creek Rd","address_restricted":false,"city":"Rocky Gap","county":"Bland County","state":"VA","lat":37.24352578700007,"lon":-81.10224359599994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2011-01-07","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Engineering"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-span, one-lane steel Pratt through truss bridge, about 206 feet long, carrying Old State Route 61 (Wolf Creek Road) across Wolf Creek at Rocky Gap, Bland County, Virginia. It was built about 1912 by the Phoenix Bridge Company.","why_significant":"The bridge is significant for engineering, chiefly its use of the Phoenix Bridge Company's patented Phoenix columns. It is an unusually old example that retains substantial integrity, and no more than five Phoenix bridges in Virginia are known to survive. It also served as a key link in the local and regional transportation network.","narrative":"Spanning Wolf Creek at Rocky Gap in Bland County, Virginia, this steel Pratt through truss bridge was fabricated about 1912 by the Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania. It is 206 feet long with a 16-foot wooden deck, eight panels and pin-connected members. Its Phoenix columns, the company's patented compression members built from riveted steel pieces, are its defining feature. The bridge was probably erected as a railroad span when the New River, Holston and Western Railroad reached Rocky Gap in 1912. After rail operations ended in 1946, it was converted to highway use, with new concrete abutments, and carried Route 61 traffic until 1987, when a new bridge opened upstream. It is now limited to pedestrians and anchors a county recreational park. It is valued as a rare survivor, since no more than five Phoenix bridges are known to remain in Virginia, and for its sound engineering, which allowed decades of later use.","period_of_significance":"c.1912","architect_builder":"Phoenix Bridge Company","architectural_style":"No style","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Closed to all but pedestrian traffic in 1987; now the focal point of a county recreational park and a local tourist attraction.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:02.795758-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/96/6797/41679796/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/10001114.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/10001114/c5bd73b81c-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/10001114/c5bd73b81c-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Skye Marthaler","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wolf_Creek_Bridge,_Virginia.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Skye Marthaler</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:Wolf_Creek_Bridge,_Virginia.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41679796","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolf_Creek_Bridge_(Rocky_Gap,_Virginia)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14713549"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/bland-county/wolf-creek-bridge-10001114/"}