High Bridge

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High Bridge is a historic and strategically significant railroad bridge in Virginia, best known for its role in the final days of the American Civil War.

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Label Occurrences
High Bridge canonical 5
High Bridge (historic railroad bridge) 1

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Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historic site ⓘ
railroad bridge ⓘ
associatedWithEvent Appomattox Campaign ⓘ
Union attempts to cut Confederate supply and retreat routes ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
crosses Appomattox River ⓘ
currentUse pedestrian and recreational bridge ⓘ
dateOfEvent April 1865 (Civil War actions at the bridge) ⓘ
elevationAboveWater approximately 125 feet ⓘ
heritageStatus preserved historic structure ⓘ
historicalPeriod American Civil War ⓘ
length over 2,400 feet ⓘ
locatedIn Virginia ⓘ
maintainedBy Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation ⓘ
material masonry piers ⓘ
steel ⓘ
militarySignificance control of bridge affected Lee’s line of retreat ⓘ
near Farmville, Virginia ⓘ
notableFor role in the final days of the American Civil War ⓘ
originalFunction railroad transportation ⓘ
partOf High Bridge Trail State Park ⓘ
South Side Railroad ⓘ
region Appomattox River valley ⓘ
linked to: Appomattox River
relatedTo Battle of High Bridge ⓘ
significance one of the highest and longest railroad bridges in the United States at time of use ⓘ
strategicImportance key transportation link for Confederate forces ⓘ
threatenedBy Union forces in April 1865 ⓘ
tourism Civil War heritage tourism site ⓘ
usedBy railroad ⓘ
usedDuring Confederate retreat from Richmond and Petersburg ⓘ
linked to: Appomattox Campaign

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Appomattox River → hasCrossing → High Bridge ⓘ
Battle of High Bridge → alsoKnownAs → High Bridge ⓘ
High Bridge → namedAfter → High Bridge (historic railroad bridge) ⓘ
linked to: High Bridge
Battle of High Bridge → tookPlaceAt → High Bridge ⓘ
Battle of High Bridge → railroadBridge → High Bridge ⓘ