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PAN Access Advisory Goose
Creek, VA, at US 50
by Bing Garthright,
301-330-1225, August 2004
The “historic old
stone bridge just downstream from Route 50” mentioned in Corbett’s Virginia
Whitewater is no longer a reasonable access point.
Some big money has closed the road to the bridge from the east
end and probably donated the west side for a historical site.
Vehicle access any closer than 300 yards to the west end of the
bridge is uncertain because of lockable gates.
Getting up to the west end of the bridge is a very steep climb
of 30 to 40 feet up a slick dirt path.
The historical marker claims that the bridge is the longest surviving
turnpike bridge in Virginia, and was the site of a memorable civil war
skirmish. It should certainly be noted while floating
under.
PLEASE NOTE:
Private owners and organizations never invite paddlers to use
their land. Most are kind
enough to tolerate it. Just
as we paddle at our own risk, we use advisories, parking spaces, and
access sites at our own risk |