This line was first constructed around 1850 and connected Richmond and Petersburg, VA southwest to Danville and North Carolina. A cavalry raid attempted to burn the rails and bridges along the ROW, but were defeated at this location along the Staunton River, about 130 miles southwest of Richmond. It was a branch of the Southern until about 30 years ago and is now run by the State of Virginia.

Photographed by Elliott W. Hoffman, June 9, 2010.
Added to the photo archive by Elliott Hoffman, June 16, 2010.
Railroad: Southern.

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