This is a single suspension bridge from the Bridgemeister historical inventory of suspension bridges.

1862: Chatham

Fredericksburg, Virginia, USA - Rappahannock River
Bridgemeister ID:271 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1862
Name:Chatham
Location:Fredericksburg, Virginia, USA
Crossing:Rappahannock River
Coordinates:38.304981 N 77.456280 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Washington A. Roebling
References:GB
Status:Destroyed
Main Cables:Wire

Notes:

  • After several attempts by the Union Army to restore Rappahannock River bridges near Fredericksburg with pontoon bridges during the Civil War, Washington Roebling built a temporary wire suspension bridge on the piers of the former Chatham Bridge. The suspension bridge may have had twelve or more suspended spans (the former Chatham Bridge supposedly had 13 piers). Started July 1 and completed July 18, it survived less than two months, destroyed on September 1, 1862 by an evacuating Union Army.

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