| Inventory Number: | VA/46-35-02 | | County: | Giles County | | Township: | | | Town/Village: | Newport | | Bridge Name: | Link's Farm | | Crosses: | Sinking Creek | | Truss type: | Segmented Tied Arch | | Spans: | 1 | | Length: | 49' | | Roadway Width: | | | Built: | 1912 | | Builder: | James Maurice Puckett | | When Lost: | standing | | Cause: | | | Latitude: | N37 18.664 | | Longitude: | W080 31.014 | | See a map of the area
Topographic map of the area | | Directions: | 1.6 miles northwest of jct VA42 on US460/VA42, then 0.3 miles right on Mountain Lake Rd. (VA700) and 0.1 miles left on Covered Bridge Rd. | | Comments: | This bridge was listed as 46-36-02 in earlier World Guides. Private. |
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Link Farm Bridge, Newport, Giles County, VA Built 1912 (March 1968 Photo)
Virginia Department of Transportation Files
Link Farm Bridge, Newport, Giles County, VA Built 1912 (March 1968 Photo)
Virginia Department of Transportation Files
Link Farm Bridge, Newport, Giles County, VA Built 1912 (March 1968 Photo)
Virginia Department of Transportation Files
Link Farm Bridge, Newport, Giles County, VA Built 1912
Bill Caswell Photo
Link Farm Bridge, Newport, Giles County, VA Built 1912
Bill Caswell Photo, June 4, 2011
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Sources:
Virginia Department of Highways. List of Covered Bridges in Virginia, ca. late 1940s; copy in history files, Virginia Transportation Research Council, Charlottesville, Virginia provided by Leola and Steve Pierce
National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. World Guide to Covered Bridges, 2021, page 154 |