| From the Richmond Dispatch |
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| January 29, 1862 |
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| The high Bridge |
| Its law has passed the Legislature so the
change of the location of the {South} Side
Railroad so as to avoid the High {Bridge}
over the Appomattox river. It is understood that the Company is determined to change their
route accordingly. This is a wise movement. The Bridge has been a
terrible thing and a large portion of the traveling Hundreds take the
route via Charlottesville
to Richmond
because they the crossing of that bridge. As the Whig says, passengers
in crossing it involuntarily closed their eyes and commanded
themselves to the care of Providence. It is not merely that it is so long and but the pillars on which it
rests are of and the structure has a frail and uneven appearances that
makes timid persons un when passing over it. The in of the road will
be consulted very ly by abandoning this bridge. {errors
in the original} |
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