Valley Railroad Bridge, Salem

Name: Valley Railroad Bridge
Address: Salem, United States

#12 among attractions in Salem

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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. ()

Built: 1873 (152 years ago)Coordinates: 37°18'14"N, 80°2'43"W

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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.

1 miSW
Greek Revival architecture, Church
Salem Presbyterian Church, Salem
25 min walk • Salem Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church at E. Main and Market Streets in Salem, Virginia. It was built in 1851–1852, and is a Greek Revival style temple form church.
0.7 miSW
37°17'48"N • 80°3'12"W
Olin Hall Galleries, Salem
17 min walk • Museum
0.8 miSW
Interesting neighbourhood
Old Roanoke County Courthouse, Salem
22 min walk • Old Roanoke County Courthouse is a historic courthouse building located at Salem, Virginia. It was built in 1909-1910 and is a three-story, Classical Revival-style, yellow brick building. The front facade features a three-story, tetra-style Ionic order portico.
0.8 miSW
Museum, Greek Revival architecture, History museum
Williams-Brown House and Store, Salem
20 min walk • Williams–Brown House and Store is a historic home and general store located at Salem, Virginia. It was built about 1837, and is a 2 1/2-story, "L"-shaped brick building with Greek Revival and Federal style design influences. It features a double porch with chamfered edges ending in lambs' tongues.
1 miSW
Greek Revival architecture
Downtown Salem Historic District, Salem
25 min walk • Downtown Salem Historic District is a national historic district located at Salem, Virginia. The district encompasses 34 contributing buildings and 1 contributing site in downtown Salem.
0.8 miSW
Greek Revival architecture
Salem Presbyterian Parsonage, Salem
21 min walk • Salem Presbyterian Parsonage, also known as the Old Manse, is a historic parsonage associated with Salem Presbyterian Church and located at Salem, Virginia. The core section was built in 1847, and is a two-story, central passage plan, brick I-house.
1 miSW
Interesting neighbourhood, Georgian architecture
Salem Post Office, Salem
25 min walk • Salem Post Office, also known as the Old Post Office, is a historic post office building located at Salem, Virginia. It was built in 1922–1923, and is a one-story, Georgian Revival-style, brick building.
0.7 miSW
37°17'44"N • 80°3'13"W
Fintel Library of Roanoke College, Salem
19 min walk • Library
0.7 miSW
Sport, Sport venue
Cregger Center, Salem
17 min walk • The Cregger Center is a multi-purpose athletic and recreation facility in Salem, Virginia. Charles Moir Court is a 2,500 seat arena that houses the Roanoke College Men's and Women's basketball and volleyball teams.
0.7 miSW
Universities and schools
Roanoke College, Salem
18 min walk • Roanoke College is a private liberal arts college in Salem, Virginia. It has approximately 2,000 students who represent approximately 40 states and 30 countries. The college offers 35 majors, 57 minors and concentrations, and pre-professional programs.
1.2 miSE
Football, Sport venue, Sport
Salem Football Stadium, Salem
32 min walk • Salem Stadium is a stadium in Salem, Virginia, United States. It is primarily used for football and hosts the home football games of the Salem High School Spartans. It was built in 1985 and seats 7,157 people. The stadium is part of the James E.

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Which popular attractions are close to Valley Railroad Bridge?

Nearby attractions include Olin Hall Galleries, Salem (17 min walk), Roanoke College, Salem (18 min walk), Fintel Library of Roanoke College, Salem (19 min walk), Williams-Brown House and Store, Salem (20 min walk).