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NS - Paint Rock River Bridge

Jackson County, Alabama

Photos 

Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in June 2010

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BH Photo #171172

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview
Warren through truss bridge over Paint Rock River on Norlfolk Southern Railway
Location
Paint Rock, Jackson County, Alabama
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1914 by the Virginia Bridge & Iron Co.
Builder
- Virginia Bridge & Iron Co. of Roanoke, Virginia [also known as Virginia Bridge Co.]
Railroads
- Norfolk Southern Railway (NS)
- Southern Railway (SOU)
Design
Warren through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+34.62590, -86.30600   (decimal degrees)
34°37'33" N, 86°18'22" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/563615/3831776 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Paint Rock
Inventory number
BH 45751 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Alabama (971)
Deck girder (5,777)
Girder (10,299)
Have street view (27,065)
Jackson County, Alabama (27)
Norfolk Southern Railway (1,948)
Open (39,977)
Owned by railroad (12,498)
Paint Rock, Alabama (unincorporated) (1)
 Plate girder (7,983)
Railroad (15,601)
Southern Railway (365)
Through truss (15,178)
Truss (32,958)
Virginia Bridge & Iron Co. (192)
Virginia Bridge Co. (53)
Warren through truss (1,616)
Warren truss (6,580)

Update Log 

  • February 8, 2018: New photos from Kristen Wells
  • July 13, 2012: New photos from Nathan Morton
  • July 29, 2010: Added by Calvin Sneed

Sources 

  • Calvin Sneed - us43137415 [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • Nathan Morton - morton890 [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • Kristen Wells - Kristenwells1983 [at] gmail [dot] com

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