Valley Railroad Bridge, Salem
Facts and practical information
Valley Railroad Bridge or Gish Branch Bridge is a historic limestone arch bridge located over Gish Branch at Salem, Virginia. It was built in 1873 by the firm of Claiborne Rice Mason, under the local guidance of Thomas Menifee, engineer and employee of Mason. Mason was head of a syndicate hoping to link major railways of the north and south at Salem, Virginia - specifically by linking the Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio Railroad with the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, two of the major railways of the era. ()
Salem
Valley Railroad Bridge – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Salem Presbyterian Church, Olin Hall Galleries, Old Roanoke County Courthouse, Williams-Brown House and Store.