RailPictures.Net Photo: Norfolk & Western none at Farmville, Virginia by Nick McLean

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» High Bridge Trail State Park
» Farmville, Virginia, USA (more..)
» April 14, 2012

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With the completion this month of the trail over the "High Bridge," this new VA state park offers bikers a ride over the old N&W Pamplin City to Burkeville mainline. The centerpiece of the trail is the Appomatox River bridge near Farmville. The impressive structure was built in 1913 - 1914 to replace the previous 1850s bridge. It is 125 ft high and almost half a mile long. The supports were built wide enough to accommodate a second track that was never needed, but the state park thoughtfully added pull offs with seating along the way to capture views such as this one over the valley. Follow this link for a history of this recently abandoned route: http://www.railsinvirginia.com/abandoned/nw/farmville.html. You can CLICK HERE or HERE for two more interesting views along former N&W rail trails in VA.

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