Department of Conservation and Recreation
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: April 05, 2012
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High Bridge to open Friday, April 6
High Bridge in Prince Edward and Cumberland counties, the centerpiece of High Bridge Trail State Park, will open Friday, April 6. The bridge has been under construction since March 2011 converting it from an abandoned railroad bridge to a pedestrian, bicycling and equestrian-friendly one.
Site of one of the last battles of the Civil War, the bridge is 2,400 feet long and towers 160 feet above the Appomattox River. It is the final link in connecting 31 miles of linear state park. It is the most prominent of numerous cultural and historic areas connected by the park. Efforts are still ongoing to extend the park into Burkeville on its eastern end and Pamplin to the west.
High Bridge is located approximately 4.5 miles from downtown Farmville. The park entrances closest to the bridge are Rice's Depot Road, one-quarter mile off U.S. 460, approximately three miles east of the bridge and on River Road, three miles from N. Main Street in Farmville; approximately one mile west of the bridge. As the closest access to the bridge, carpooling is encouraged for the River Road lot. Bicyclists may want to embark from Farmville or Rice.
For more information on High Bridge Trail State Park go to www.virginiastateparks.gov then click on "Locations" and "High Bridge Trail State Park;" or call the park at (434) 315-0457.
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