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Giles
County, Virginia
(WGN:
46-35-01) (WGCB: VA-35-01):
(c. 1916; restored 2000) Single-span modified Howe truss 70'
10"' over Sinking Creek. Located: North of Newport, Virginia
on a bypassed section of Clover Hollow Road. Directions: From
Newport, Virginia at the jct. of US 460 and SR 42 (Blue Grass Trail), go
north 1.0 mile on SR 42 to left on Clover Hollow Road (SSR 601) 0.6 mile
to the bridge, on the right, visible just off the roadway. Left in
place for the property owner when by passed in 1949, it was closed to traffic
in 1964. It is currently being maintained by Giles County.
The bridge was restored during 1999 and 2000 and is open to pedestrian
traffic. It has been reported that the structure received significant
damage to its bottom chords when Sinking Creek flooded during tropical storm Gaston in October, 2004. Also known as the Clover Hollow or Newport Covered
Bridge. (Oct 2003; Mar 2004) |
