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High Bridge is a historic former railroad bridge across the Appomattox River valley about 6 miles (9.7 km) east, or downstream, of the town of Farmville in Prince Edward County, Virginia. The remains of the bridge and its adjacent rail line are now a rail trail park, High Bridge Trail State Park .
Another view of the High Bridge. High Bridge, 2,500 feet (760 m) long and 126 feet (38 m) high, was the crossing of the South Side Railroad over the Appomattox River and its flood plain, 4 miles (6.4 km) northeast of Farmville, Virginia. [6] A wooden bridge for wagons was located below the railroad bridge.
High Bridge was built by the Southside Railroad in 1854 to cross the Appomattox River and connect Petersburg with Lynchburg.The bridge is approximately 2,400 feet (730 m) long and ranges from 60 to 125 feet (18 to 38 m) high.
After the Battle of Sailor's Creek on April 6, 1865, surviving Confederate troops of Lieutenant General Richard H. Anderson and Major General John B. Gordon headed for the High Bridge, a double-deck structure with a railroad bridge on top and a lower wagon road bridge over the Appomattox River to cross to the north side of the river and ...
Appomattox: Blackford Bridge: 1889 2010-06-24 Lebanon vicinity: Russell: Bob White Covered Bridge: 1820, 1821 1973-05-22 ... High Bridge: 1854 2008-09-12 Farmville ...
At Burkeville or Burke's Junction, Virginia on the night of April 5, Lieutenant General Grant ordered Major General Ord to destroy High Bridge, the South Side Railroad bridge and underlying wagon bridge over the Appomattox River about 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Farmville, as well as the railroad and wagon bridges at Farmville. [29]
Appomattox River Bridge: Appomattox River Bridge: July 27, 2005 : State Route 24 over the Appomattox River: Appomattox: Concrete bridge, each repeating pattern resembling that of the Confederate flag, on VA 24 over the Appomattox River 2
The Battle of Sailor's Creek was fought on April 6, 1865, near Farmville, Virginia, as part of the Appomattox Campaign, near the end of the American Civil War.It was the last major engagement between the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, commanded by General Robert E. Lee, and the Army of the Potomac, under the overall direction of Union General-in-Chief Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant.