Meem's Bottom Covered bridge
by Joyce Kimble Smith
Title
Meem's Bottom Covered bridge
Artist
Joyce Kimble Smith
Medium
Photograph - Photography
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I recently discovered the history of this covered bridge. "One of the best-known covered bridges is the 204-foot single-span Burr arch truss known as Meem's Bottom Covered Bridge in Mount Jackson. The Meem's Bottom Bridge was constructed in 1892-93 from materials cut and quarried nearby for the massive arch supports and stone abutments, which extended 10 feet below the riverbed. It was deeded to the Highway Department in the 1930's in return for assuming its maintenance.
This long span over the North Fork of the river carried traffic for more than 80 years before being burned by vandals on Halloween 1976. After salvaging the original timbers, the bridge was reconstructed and eventually undergirded with steel beams and concrete piers. The bridge was reopened to traffic in 1979 and is still in operation to date."...http://www.virginia.org/Listings/OutdoorsAndSports/HistoricMeemsBottomCoveredBridge/
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June 28th, 2011
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