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C. K. Reynolds, Giles County

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Inventory Number: VA/46-35-03x
County: Giles County
Township:
Town/Village: Newport
Bridge Name: C. K. Reynolds
Crosses: Sinking Creek
Truss type: Queen variation
Spans: 1
Length: 36'
Roadway Width:
Built: 1919
Builder: James Maurice Puckett
When Lost: 01 Mar 2017
Cause: Wind/Blown Down
Latitude: N37 19.288
Longitude: W080 27.031
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Directions: 3.5 miles northwest of jct US460 on VA42, then walk 0.3 miles right on private farm road.

C. K. Reynolds Bridge, Newport, Giles County, VA Built 1919, destroyed by windstorm March 1, 2017
Bill Caswell Photo

C. K. Reynolds Bridge, Newport, Giles County, VA Built 1919, destroyed by windstorm March 1, 2017
Bob Sheldon Photo,November 7, 2009

C. K. Reynolds Bridge, Newport, Giles County, VA Built 1919, destroyed by windstorm March 1, 2017
Edgar Q. Rooker Photo, June 12, 1971, NSPCB Archives

Comments:
This bridge was listed as 46-36-03 in earlier World Guides. It was destroyed during a windstorm on March 1, 2017.

Source:
National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. World Guide to Covered Bridges, 2009, page 155