National Historic Landmark · Callaghan, Virginia

Humpback Bridge

A listed structure near Callaghan, Virginia, built 1857. Added to the National Register in 1969, and a National Historic Landmark.

Humpback Bridge
Photo via Wikimedia Commons

The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeStructure
AddressSpanning Dunlop Creek at bypassed section of former James River & Kanawha Turnpike (later, Midland Trail), Callaghan vicinity, VA
CountyAlleghany County
ListedOct 1, 1969
Reference number69000219
Built1857
DesignationsVirginia Historic Landmark
Contributing resources1 structures
StandingYes

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

Where it is

StreetSpanning Dunlop Creek at bypassed section of former James River & Kanawha Turnpike (later, Midland Trail)
Coordinates37.80066, -80.04693 · Directions ↗

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Reference

Exists because it is true

Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 69000219. Nothing here is transcribed by hand.