Railroad Crossing Over The Appomattox River

The Southside Railroad, completed in 1854, was one of the most important supply routes in southern Virginia during the American Civil War (1861-1865). Its east-west line across the state began at City Point in Hopewell on the James River and extended westward through Petersburg, Burkeville, Farmville, Appomattox Stations, and finally Lynchburg, a total of about 132 miles. During the 1890s, the Seaboard Rail Line System developed passenger service between Atlanta and the Northeast. The trestles at this site supported an elevated bridge constructed in 1931 that spanned more than 2,000 feet, and the bridge was dismantled in 1983.

Ettrick, Virginia · United States