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Prince
William County, Virginia
(WGN 46-73-b)
(WGCB VA-73-b): (1984)
Non Authentic Modern Covered Footbridge.
A five-span
Stringer footbridge 71' 9" long over Tackett
Creek. Located: West of Occoquan, Virginia in the Tackett's
Mill Shopping Center off Harbor Drive in Prince William County, Virginia.
Directions: From Woodbridge, Virginia at the Junction of US 1 and
SR 123 (Gordon Boulevard), go north on SR 123 to left on SR 641 (Old Bridge
Road). Follow SR 641 1.5 miles to left onto Harbor Drive. Take
Harbor Drive 1 block to Tackett's Mill Shopping Center, on the right. Go
into the shopping center, bearing left to the lower parking lot.
The bridge is beyond the left corner of the parking lot. At 71' 9"
long and 12' 9" wide, it is the longest and the widest non authentic covered
footbridge in Virginia. Crossing Tackett Creek, which has been dammed to
form ponds at each side of the bridge. The covered bridge provides
access between the shopping center and office buildings at the far side
of the ponds. It is also known as Tackett Village Bridge. (Jun 2003) |
