Barrel Arch Bridge

This is an image set within the Bridgemeister collection.

Bridge:Barrel Arch Bridge
Location:Lorton, Virginia, USA
Coordinates:38.705134 N 77.247545 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Image Set Contributor:David Denenberg
Date of Images:March 7, 2021
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Credit:All photos by David Denenberg. Please do not reuse without permission.

Constructed by inmates of the now-closed Lorton Reformatory this "barrel vault" arch is claimed to be the only of its kind in Virginia. It originally crossed a spur of the Lorton & Occoquan Railroad since converted to a recreational trail.

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