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The 31 bridges of New River Trail State Park, Virginia’s 57-mile rails-to-trails linear park, will experience closures as a series of repairs are made over the next 18 months. While portions of the trail will be closed intermittently as work takes place, the park remains open thanks to its many access points. The first bridges affected are the Dalton and Sammy Brown near the southern end of the trail at Galax (mile marker 51), as well as the Big Reed Island Bridge near Allisonia at mile marker...

The 31 bridges of New River Trail State Park, Virginia’s 57-mile rails-to-trails linear park, will experience closures as a series of repairs are made over the next 18 months. While portions of the trail will be closed intermittently as work takes place, the park remains open thanks to its many access points. The first bridges affected are the Dalton and Sammy Brown near the southern end of the trail at Galax (mile marker 51), as well as the Big Reed Island Bridge near Allisonia at mile marker...

The 31 bridges of New River Trail State Park, Virginia’s 57-mile rails-to-trails linear park, will experience closures as a series of repairs are made over the next 18 months.

The 31 bridges of New River Trail State Park, Virginia’s 57-mile rails-to-trails linear park, will experience closures as a series of repairs are made over the next 18 months. While

By PATRICK FORD patrick@southwesttimes.com   As Jennifer Grubb starts work at Foster Falls Hotel, she finds herself in the shoes of her grandmother, Doris Fields. “My grandmother is the oldest living orphan that grew up here,” said Grubb, who manages the hotel kitchen. Located on the New River, Foster Falls Hotel served as an orphanage starting in 1938. It remained a co-ed orphanage until its closure in 1962. Now, the hotel is managed by New River Retreat.

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