{"nrhp_refnum":"78003041","name":"Goshen Land Company Bridge","other_names":[],"category":"structure","location":{"address":"E of Goshen on VA 746","address_restricted":false,"city":"Goshen","county":"Rockbridge County","state":"VA","lat":37.98544622900005,"lon":-79.49394806899994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1978-05-15","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Industry","Community Planning and Development","Commerce","Engineering","Transportation","Communications"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-span through Pratt truss bridge carrying Virginia Route 746 over the Calfpasture River near Goshen, Rockbridge County, Virginia. It was built in 1890 by the Groton Bridge Company for the Goshen Land and Improvement Company.","why_significant":"The bridge is cited as an excellent representative example of an important truss type in Virginia and as evidence of the regional boom of the period. Its 30-degree skew is described as very unusual for bridges of this size in Virginia. It also carries an ornate cresting sign listing the officers of the Goshen Company, and it scored 24.0 of a possible 27.0 points in a state research council rating.","narrative":"Carrying Route 746 over the Calfpasture River near Goshen, this two-span through Pratt truss bridge was built in 1890 by the Groton Bridge Company for the Goshen Land and Improvement Company. The spans measure 138 feet 10 inches and 120 feet 10 inches, and the structure sits on a 30-degree skew, which the nomination calls very unusual for bridges of this size in Virginia. Decorative details include ornate portal cresting, finials on the end posts, and latticed portal struts, set against a plain two-pipe railing. The substructure is coursed, tooled limestone ashlar. A sign on the bridge names the company officers. The bridge dates from a valley boom, when Goshen's developers hoped the town would become the Birmingham of America. A state rating scored it 24.0 of 27.0 points, and it was judged an excellent representative example of an important truss type in Virginia that also reflects the regional boom.","period_of_significance":"1890","architect_builder":"Groton Bridge Company","architectural_style":"Through Pratt truss","criteria":[],"status_note":"Owned by the Virginia Department of Highways and Transportation; the form marks it as occupied, in transportation use, with unrestricted access.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:58.143345-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/38/6834/41683438/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/78003041.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78003041/e8a9fdd0db-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78003041/e8a9fdd0db-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Bruce A. Harms, Photographer","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Goshen_Bridge,_Spanning_Calfpasture_River_at_State_Route_746,_Goshen_vicinity_(Rockbridge_County,_Virginia).jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Bruce A. Harms, Photographer</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Goshen_Bridge,_Spanning_Calfpasture_River_at_State_Route_746,_Goshen_vicinity_(Rockbridge_County,_Virginia).jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41683438","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goshen_Land_Company_Bridge","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15221934"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/rockbridge-county/goshen-land-company-bridge-78003041/"}