VIRGINIA LOOKOUTS
BEDFORD
Bedford County
Virginia Department of Forestry > Private
Virginia Department of Forestry > Private
80-foot Aermotor tower
DESIGNATION - BEDFORD STATE FOREST LOT
PID - GW2206
STATE/COUNTY- VA/BEDFORD
COUNTRY - US
USGS QUAD - BEDFORD (1989)
STATION DESCRIPTION
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1964 (ELH)
THE STATION IS A VIRGINIA STATE FOREST SERVICE LOOKOUT TOWER
LOCATED ABOUT 1 MILE SOUTH OF THE TOWN OF BEDFORD. IT IS
A FOUR LEGGED STEEL TOWER WITH A GLASS CAB AT THE TOP AND
PAINTED GRAY IN COLOR. THE OVERALL HEIGHT IS 100 FEET. THE
TOP AND CENTER OF THE CAB IS THE POINT INTERSECTED.
TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE COURT HOUSE IN BEDFORD, GO WEST
ON U.S. HIGHWAY 460 FOR 0.25 MILE TO JUNCTION OF STATE HIGHWAY
122, TURN LEFT AND FOLLOW STATE HIGHWAY 122 FOR 0.7 MILE
TO ROBERTS LANE, TURN LEFT ON ROBERTS LANE AND GO (SOUTHEAST)
0.2 MILE TO A SIDE ROAD RIGHT AND SIGN FOREST FIRE TRAIL, TURN
RIGHT, SOUTH, AND GO 0.05 MILE TO A FORK, KEEP RIGHT FOR 0.2
MILE TO A FORK AT A HOUSE, TAKE THE LEFT ROAD (SOUTHEAST)
FOR 0.05 MILE TO A WOOD GATE, PASS THROUGH AND FOLLOW BLADED
ROAD UP MOUNTAIN FOR 0.45 MILE TO THE LOOKOUT TOWER.