Building a bridge from yesteryear.

In October 2001, construction crews removed the old Goshen Bridge's last truss, replacing the structure in July 2002 with a 2-span, galvanized bridge. This represented an all together new appearance from the original historic Goshen Bridge which carried State Route 746 over the Calfpasture River. The mission for the Virginia Department of Transportation, described in this article, was to restore the bridge to the original appearance it had when it was built in 1891, using as many of the original parts as possible. The restoration process is detailed.