The High Bridge F73 Virginia historical marker is halfway between Rice and Farmville, Virginia along US 460. It is next to the Cavalry Battle at High Bridge – Union Opportunity Lost wayside marker and the Cavalry Battle at High Bridge – Lee’s Retreat marker.
From the marker:
F73
High Bridge
One mile north stood the Southside Railroad
Bridge, spanning the 75-foot-wide Appomattox
River. On 6 April, 1865, nine hundred Union
soldiers attempting to burn the 2500-foot-long,
126-foot-high structure were captured by
Confederate cavalry. Crossing on 7 April
retreating Confederates burned four spans but
failed to destroy the lower wagon bridge thus
allowing Union soldiers to cross and attack
at Cumberland Church north of Farmville.
Virginia Historic Landmark Commission 1989
Location
The marker is at a pull-off on the north side of US 460 about 1.7 miles west of Rice, Virginia and about 1.7 miles east of the exit to Farmville, Virginia. (37°16’31.1″N 78°19’24.2″W)