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Southern Railway

Reporting mark: SOU
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5th Avenue Tunnel (Jefferson County, Alabama)
Built 1907
Tunnel under the railroad tracks on 5th Avenue in Birmingham
Open to traffic

AC&W - Thrift Road Bridge (Chatham County, North Carolina)
Built 1925
Deck plate girder bridge over Thrift Rd on AC&WRR/NSRR
Open to traffic

Aden Road Bridge (Prince William County, Virginia)
Built 1882; relocated by railroad early 1900s; removed 2016 for renovation with new bridge added; reopened March 2019
Through truss bridge over Southern Railroad on Aden Road in Nokesville
Open to traffic.

Aldridge Road Trestle (Walker County, Alabama)
Built c. 1920s, abandoned 1980s, demolished c. 2000
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Aldridge Road on SOU RR
Removed

Broadway Viaduct (Knox County, Tennessee)
Built 1927
Concrete tee bridge over Norfolk Southern railroad tracks on U.S. 11, U.S. 70, U.S. 441, State Highway 33 in downtown Knoxville
Closed, being demolished after which new spans will be built by the State DOT

Calderwood Dam Railroad Bridge (Blount County, Tennessee)
Built 1909
Lost Bridge over Little Tennessee River on Former Railroad
Only the piers remain

Candlers Mountain Road Bridge (Lynchburg, Virginia)
Lost Through truss bridge over Southern Railway on Candlers Mountain Road
Replaced by a new bridge

CCKY - Chattooga River Bridge (Chattooga County, Georgia)
Built around 1888...that is when this line was opened for traffic
Pratt through truss bridge over Chattooga River on Chattooga & Chickamauga Railway (Formerly Central of Georgia) in Trion
Open to traffic

Cedar Brook Viaduct (Anderson County, Kentucky)
Steel stringer bridge over Cedar Brook Road and Cedar Brook on Lexington and Ohio Railroad
Intact but closed to all traffic

Central of Georgia - Lyerly Bridge (Chattooga County, Georgia)
Built around 1888...that is when this line was opened for traffic
Abandoned Pratt through truss bridge over Chattooga River on former Central of Georgia Railway
Abandoned

CG - 1853 Brick Arch Viaduct (Chatham County, Georgia)
Built 1853
Four-span brick arch bridge over Ogeechee Canal and W. Boundary Street on the Central of Georgia Railway in Savannah
Rail line discontinued

CHAT - Columbia Railroad Bridge (Houston County, Alabama)
Built mid-1970s to replace swing span immediately downstream
Warren through truss with sub-panels bridge over Chattahoochee River on Chattahoochee Bay Railroad
Open to traffic

Chief Ladiga Trail - Stone Arch Bridge (Calhoun County, Alabama)
Stone arch bridge over Hanes Branch on Chief Ladiga Trail
Open to pedestrians only

CNTP - Cumberland River Bridge (Pulaski County, Kentucky)
Built 1880 for the Cincinnati Southern Railway, replaced in 1955
Lost Pratt deck truss bridge over Cumberland River on Norfolk Southern Railway at Burnside
Replaced by a new bridge

CNTP - Cumberland River Bridge (Burnside) (Pulaski County, Kentucky)
Built ca. 1950 as a part of the Lake Cumberland project
Warren deck truss bridge over Cumberland River on Cincinnati Southern Railway and leased by Norfolk Southern
Open to traffic

CNTP - New River Viaduct (1908) (Scott County, Tennessee)
Built 1908; Replaced by a new bridge and mostly removed 1963
Abandoned Pratt deck truss bridge over New River once carried Cincinnati, New Orleans and Texas Pacific Railway's Cincinnati Southern Railroad (later Norfolk Southern), before being bypassed
Abandoned

CNTP - New Tunnel 22 (Morgan County, Tennessee)
Built in 1963 as part of the tunnel bypass program which replaced tunnels 22, 23 and 24 with new 22 and new 24 and built the Emory River Bridge between the two new tunnels. It was placed in service Nov. 12, 1962.
Tunnels through mountain on Railroad, approximately 40 - 50 trains per 24 hour period
Open to traffic

CNTP - Rock Creek Bridge #1 (Morgan County, Tennessee)
Built in 1906 by the Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific Railroad in cooperation with the city of Cincinnati, Ohio
Deck girder bridge over Rock Creek on railroad
Open

CNTP - Tunnel 19 (Morgan County, Tennessee)
Built in 1878 by the Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific Railroad in cooperation with the city of Cincinnati, Ohio
Tunnel
Intact but closed to all traffic

CNTP - Tunnel 21 (Morgan County, Tennessee)
Built in 1878 by the Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific Railroad in cooperation with the city of Cincinnati, Ohio
Lost Tunnel
Removed but not replaced; 'daylighted' that is, top blown off and cut made.

CNTP - Tunnel 23 (Morgan County, Tennessee)
Built in 1878 by the Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific Railroad in cooperation with the city of Cincinnati, Ohio
Tunnel
Intact but closed to all traffic, near prefect condition

CNTP - Tunnel 8 (McCreary County, Kentucky)
Built in 1879, bypassed in the extensive 1961-63 bypass program.
Abandoned tunnel on trail
Derelict/abandoned

College Street Bridge (Bibb County, Georgia)
Built in 1899; replaced in 2020 to improve RR clearances
Lost Brick arch bridge over NS RR on College Street
Replaced by a new bridge

CSX - Cumberland Gap Tunnel (Claiborne County, Tennessee)
Built in 1888 -1889 by the Powell's Valley Railroad; sold the same year to the Knoxville, Cumberland Gap and Louisville Railroad; sold in 1896 to the Louisville & Nashville Railroad. Now owned by CSX Railroad to connect Norfolk-Southern RR
Tunnel under Cumberland Mountain on CSX Railroad at Cumberland Gap
Open to traffic

CSX - E Durham Road Bridge (Wake County, North Carolina)
Built 1905
Deck plate girder ridge on CSX and NS RR over E. Durham Rd
Open to traffic

CSX - Savannah River Bascule Bridge (Richmond County, Georgia)
Built 1912
Warren through truss bridge over Savannah River on CSX Railroad
Open

CSX - Spartanburg Tunnel (Spartanburg County, South Carolina)
Built by the Clinchfield Railroad in order to interchange with Atlantic Coast Line and Piedmont & Northern without going through the Southern Railway yard.
CSX Tunnel under Norfolk Southern Railway (former Southern), Magnolia Street & N. Church Street (US-221/SC-56)
Open to railroad traffic

Dan River Riverwalk Bridge (Danville, Virginia)
Built 1898 by the A&P Roberts Co.
Warren through truss bridge over Dan River on pedestrian path (formerly Richmond and Danville Railroad) in Danville
Open to pedestrians

DCRR - Patoka River Bridge #1 (Dubois County, Indiana)
Railroad Bridge over the Patoka River Southwest of Dubois
Appears to be open to traffic

DCRR - Patoka River Bridge #2 (Dubois County, Indiana)
Through truss bridge over Patoka River on Dubois County Railroad
Open to traffic

DCRR - Patoka River Bridge #3 (Dubois County, Indiana)
Pratt through truss bridge over Patoka River on Dubois County Railroad
Open to traffic

East Harper Avenue Bridge (Blount County, Tennessee)
Built 1940; rehabilitated 1991
Timber stringer bridge over NS RR on E. Harper Avenue
Open to traffic

Fishing Creek Norfolk Southern Railway (North) (Lynchburg, Virginia)
Built 1906
Deck plate girder bridge over Fishing Creek;Campbell Rd on NSRR
Open to traffic

Florida Avenue Bridge (1919) (Orleans Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1919 by the Bethlehem Steel Bridge Corporation; roadway added in 1937; replaced 2005
Bascule bridge over the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal (Industrial Canal) on former Florida Avenue in New Orleans
Replaced by new bridge

Florida Avenue Norfolk Southern Railway Bridge (Lynchburg, Virginia)
Deck plate girder on NSRR over Florida Ave/Fishing Creek


Florida Avenue Southern Railway Spur (Lynchburg, Virginia)
Built ca1930
Abandoned pony/through plate girder bridge over Florida Ave on SOURR
Derelict/abandoned

GSM - Deep Creek Bridge (Swain County, North Carolina)
Deck plate girder bridge over Deep Creek on Railroad
Open to traffic

GSM - Fontana Lake Bridge (Swain County, North Carolina)
Warren through truss bridge over Fontana Lake on Great Smoky Mountains Railroad
Open to traffic

GSM - Small Stream Culvert (Jackson County, North Carolina)
Lost Concrete culvert bridge over Small Stream on Great Smoky Mountains Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

GSM - Tuckasegee River Bridge (Bryson City) (Swain County, North Carolina)
Warren through truss bridge over Tuckasegee River on Great Smoky Mountains Railroad
Open to traffic

GSM - Tuckasegee River Bridge (Ela) (Swain County, North Carolina)
Built 1900 by Edge Moor Bridge Works
Warren through truss bridge over Tuckasegee River on Great Smoky Mountains Railroad
Open to traffic

Harris Creek Norfolk Southern Railway Bridge (Amherst County, Virginia)
Deck plate girder bridge over Harris Creek on NSRR
Open to traffic

Haw River Southern Railway Trestle (Guilford County, North Carolina)
Abandoned timber stringer bridge over Haw River on SOURR
Derelict/abandoned

Hawthorne Road Southern Railway Bridge (Forsyth County, North Carolina)
Deck plate girder bridge over Hawthorne Rd on SOURR/NSRR
Open to traffic

High Ore Line Trail/NS Overpass (Jefferson County, Alabama)
Abandoned deck plate girder bridge over Norfolk Southern Railway on Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad Co./High Ore Line Trail
Open to pedestrians only

High Street Bridge (Boone County, Kentucky)
Timber stringer bridge over NS RR on High Street
Intact but closed to all traffic

Indiana Avenue Southern Railway Bridge (Forsyth County, North Carolina)
Built 1928
1928 Deck plate girder bridge over Indiana Ave on NSRR
Open to traffic

IRM - Patoka River Bridge #1 (Dubois County, Indiana)
Built by the Southern Railway; Now owned by the Indiana Railway Museum out of French Lick.
Railroad bridge over the Patoka River East of Dubois Crossroads
Open to traffic

IRM - Patoka River Bridge #2 (Dubois County, Indiana)
Through truss bridge on Indiana Railway Museum line Northeast of Dubois
Open to traffic

Kentucky & Indiana Bridge (1886) (Jefferson County, Kentucky)
Built 1886; Replaced 1912
Lost cantilever through truss bridge over Ohio River on Monon/Southern/B&O/Kentucky & Indiana Terminal Railroad/Daisy Line and Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Kestler's Bridge (Iredell County, North Carolina)
Deck plate girder bridge over Third Creek on Abandoned Southern Railway
Closed to all traffic

KXHR - Forks Of The River Bridge (Knox County, Tennessee)
from dismantled single-track bridges at Strawberry Plains & Charleston, TN
Three-span Warren through truss bridge over Holston River on former Southern Railway (later NS) and now Knoxville & Holston River Railroad
Open to traffic

LC - Catawba River Bridge (York County, South Carolina)
Replaced an earlier structure lost in the Flood of 1916
Deck truss bridge over Catawba River on Lancaster and Chester Railway
Intact but closed to all traffic

LC - Kershaw-Camden Highway Bridge (Lancaster County, South Carolina)
Steel stringer bridge over Kershaw-Camden Highway on railroad
Open to traffic

LN - SOU RR/CR 71 Overpass (Jefferson County, Alabama)
Abandoned deck plate girder bridge over SOU RR/CR 71 on L&N RR
Abandoned

LN/SOU - Cahaba River Bridge (Bibb County, Alabama)
Lost Bridge over Cahaba River on LN/SOU RR (abandoned)
Demolished, but piers remain

LOPSG - Suwannee River Bridge (Suwannee County, Florida)
Built 1957; Abandoned since 1977
Abandoned deck plate girder bridge over Suwannee River on Live Oak, Perry & South Georgia Railway
Abandoned

Main Street Viaduct (Fayette County, Kentucky)
Lost Steel stringer bridge over Southern Railway on West Main Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Margrave Avenue Timber Bridge (Roane County, Tennessee)
Timber stringer Queenspost bridge over CSX-Norfolk Southern connector on Margrave Avenue in Harriman
Demolished c. 2012

Marietta Road Bridge (Fulton County, Georgia)
Built ca. 1900; Replaced 1978
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Southern Railroad Yard (Inman) on Marietta Road in Atlanta
Replaced by new bridge

Mcdonough Boulevard Bridge (Fulton County, Georgia)
Built 1924
Concrete tee beam bridge over Norfolk Southern Railroad on Mcdonough Blvd.
Open to traffic

NFD - Grassy Creek Bridge (Mecklenburg County, Virginia)
Built 1952
Deck plate girder bridge over Grassy Creek on NF&D


NFD - Roanoke River Bridge (Halifax County, Virginia)
Deck plate girder bridge over Roanoke River on NF&D


NO&NE - Lake Pontchartrain Bridge (St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana)
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Lake Pontchartrain on New Orleans & Northeastern Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Norfolk and Western & Southen-Chapel Hill Street Overpass (W) (Durham County, North Carolina)
Built 1960
Steel stringer bridge over W Chapel Hill St on NSRR
Open to traffic

Norfolk Southern 9th Street Overpass (Durham County, North Carolina)
1927 Pony plate girder
1927 Pony/through plate girder bridge over 9th St on NSRR
Open to traffic

Norfolk Southern Alston Avenue Overpass (Durham County, North Carolina)
1913
1913 Steel stringer bridge over S Alston on NSRR/CXSTRR
Open to traffic

Norfolk Southern Eno River Bridge (Orange County, North Carolina)
1905 Deck plate girder bridge. The brick abutments were built between 1851 and 1853.
1905 Deck plate girder bridge over Eno River on NSRR
Open to traffic

Norfolk Southern I40 Overpass (Guilford County, North Carolina)
1955 Steel stringer bridge
Open to traffic

Norfolk Southern Market Street Overpass (Guilford County, North Carolina)
Built 1907
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Market Street on Norfolk Southern RR
Open to traffic

Norfolk Southern Railway Overpass (York County, South Carolina)
Bridge over CSX Railroad on Norfolk Southern Railway
Used daily by NS trains

Norfolk Southern Taylor Street Overpass (E) (Durham County, North Carolina)
1926 Plate deck girder
1926 Deck plate girder bridge over Taylor Street on NSRR
Don't know

Norfolk Southern Taylor Street Overpass (W) (Durham County, North Carolina)
Built 1926
Deck plate girder bridge over Taylor Street on NSRR
Open to traffic

Northwest Blvd Southern Railway Bridge (E) (Forsyth County, North Carolina)
Deck plate girder bridge
Open to traffic

Northwest Blvd Southern Railway Bridge (W) (Forsyth County, North Carolina)
1961 Deck plate girder bridge over Northwest Ave on SOURR
Open to traffic

NS & CSX - 18th Street Overpass (Jefferson County, Alabama)
Built 1931
Concrete stringer bridge over 18th Street on NS & CSX Railroads
Open to traffic

NS (CNO&TP) Bridge (Boone County, Kentucky)
Built 1982
Steel stringer bridge over NS RR (CNO&TP) on Ky-842
Open to traffic

NS - 11th Street Overpass (Hamilton County, Tennessee)
Built 1930
Bridge over 11th Street on NS
Open to traffic

NS - 12th Street Bridge (Lynchburg, Virginia)
Built 1932
Slab bridge over NSRR on 12th St
Open to traffic

NS - 33rd Street Overpass (Hamilton County, Tennessee)
Built 1907
Bridge over 33rd St on NS
Open to traffic

NS - 3rd Street Overpass (Jefferson County, Kentucky)
Built 1930
Pony/through girder bridge over Us 60a (3rd Street) on Ns (Southern) Rr
Open to Rail Traffic

NS - 8th Street Underpass (Albemarle County, Virginia)
Stone arch bridge over 8thStreet NW on NS RR
Open to traffic

NS - Abbotts Creek Bridge (Davidson County, North Carolina)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Abbotts Creek on NSRR
Open to traffic

NS - AL13 Overpass (Winston County, Alabama)
Built 1926
Deck plate girder bridge over Al. #13 on Southern RR
Open to traffic

NS - Albemarle Sound Trestle (Washington County, North Carolina)
Built 1910 for the Suffolk & Carolina Railway, removed ca. 1987
Lost Warren through truss bascule bridge over Albemarle Sound on Norfolk Southern Railway
Removed

NS - Alton Pike Boulevard Overpass (Hamilton County, Tennessee)
Built 1907
Bridge over Alton Pike Blvd on NS
Open to traffic

NS - Banister River Bridge (Halifax County, Virginia)
Built 1926
Warren through truss with all verticals bridge over Banister River on NSRR


NS - Beaverdam Creek Stone Arch (Limestone County, Alabama)
Stone arch bridge over Beaverdam Creek on Norfolk Southern Railway
Open to traffic

NS - Bedford Avenue Bridge (Campbell County, Virginia)
Steel stringer bridge over Bedford Ave on NSRR
Open to traffic

NS - Benson Road Bridge (Wake County, North Carolina)
Built 1941
Deck plate girder bridge over Benson Rd on NSRR


NS - Big Otter River Bridge (S) (Campbell County, Virginia)
Deck plate girder bridge over Big Otter River on NSRR
Open to traffic

NS - Blackwater Creek Bridge (Lynchburg, Virginia)
ca1910
Deck plate girder bridge over Blackwater Creek on NSRR
Open to traffic

NS - Bonnie Oaks Drive Bridge (Hamilton County, Tennessee)
Built 1943
Steel stringer bridge over Bonnie Oaks Drive on NS RR
Open to traffic

NS - Bootleg Trestle (Scott County, Virginia)
Built 1937
Deck plate girder bridge over SR 871 on N&S
Open to traffic

NS - Bostian Bridge (Iredell County, North Carolina)
On Aug. 27, 1891 passenger train Number 9 going from Salisbury to Asheville derailed and fell 60 feet off of Bostian Bridge. The wreck killed 30 people and injured many more.
Stone arch bridge over Third Creek on Norfolk Southern RR, 2 miles w. of Statesville, NC along Buffalo Shoals Rd.
Open to traffic

NS - Boston Street Bridge (Shelby County, Tennessee)
Built 1930
Slab bridge over Boston Street on NS RR
Open to traffic

NS - Branch of Eno River Bridge (Orange County, North Carolina)
Brick Arch over unnamed Creek on Norfolk Southern RR
Open to traffic

NS - Bridge Street Bridge (Cleburne County, Alabama)
Built 1958; rehabilitated 1997
Timber stringer bridge over Norfolk Southern RR Syst on Bridge Street
Closed

NS - Broad River Bridge (Cherokee County, South Carolina)
Deck arch bridge over Broad River on Norfolk Southern Railway
Open to traffic

NS - Burgin Tunnel (McDowell County, North Carolina)
Tunnel under hillside on NS RR
Open to traffic

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