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Southern Railway
Reporting mark: SOU
View Exhibit map5th Avenue Tunnel (Jefferson County, Alabama)
Built 1907Tunnel under the railroad tracks on 5th Avenue in BirminghamOpen to traffic
AC&W - Thrift Road Bridge (Chatham County, North Carolina)
Built 1925Deck plate girder bridge over Thrift Rd on AC&WRR/NSRROpen 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 2019Through truss bridge over Southern Railroad on Aden Road in NokesvilleOpen to traffic.
Aldridge Road Trestle (Walker County, Alabama)
Built c. 1920s, abandoned 1980s, demolished c. 2000Lost Timber stringer bridge over Aldridge Road on SOU RRRemoved
Broadway Viaduct (Knox County, Tennessee)
Built 1927Concrete tee bridge over Norfolk Southern railroad tracks on U.S. 11, U.S. 70, U.S. 441, State Highway 33 in downtown KnoxvilleClosed, being demolished after which new spans will be built by the State DOT
Candlers Mountain Road Bridge (Lynchburg, Virginia)
Lost Through truss bridge over Southern Railway on Candlers Mountain RoadReplaced by a new bridge
CCKY - Chattooga River Bridge (Chattooga County, Georgia)
Built around 1888...that is when this line was opened for trafficPratt through truss bridge over Chattooga River on Chattooga & Chickamauga Railway (Formerly Central of Georgia) in TrionOpen to traffic
Cedar Brook Viaduct (Anderson County, Kentucky)
Steel stringer bridge over Cedar Brook Road and Cedar Brook on Lexington and Ohio RailroadIntact but closed to all traffic
Central of Georgia - Lyerly Bridge (Chattooga County, Georgia)
Built around 1888...that is when this line was opened for trafficAbandoned Pratt through truss bridge over Chattooga River on former Central of Georgia RailwayAbandoned
CG - 1853 Brick Arch Viaduct (Chatham County, Georgia)
Built 1853Four-span brick arch bridge over Ogeechee Canal and W. Boundary Street on the Central of Georgia Railway in SavannahRail line discontinued
CHAT - Columbia Railroad Bridge (Houston County, Alabama)
Built mid-1970s to replace swing span immediately downstreamWarren through truss with sub-panels bridge over Chattahoochee River on Chattahoochee Bay RailroadOpen to traffic
CNTP - Cumberland River Bridge (Pulaski County, Kentucky)
Built 1880 for the Cincinnati Southern Railway, replaced in 1955Lost Pratt deck truss bridge over Cumberland River on Norfolk Southern Railway at BurnsideReplaced by a new bridge
CNTP - Cumberland River Bridge (Burnside) (Pulaski County, Kentucky)
Built ca. 1950 as a part of the Lake Cumberland projectWarren deck truss bridge over Cumberland River on Cincinnati Southern Railway and leased by Norfolk SouthernOpen to traffic
CNTP - New River Viaduct (1908) (Scott County, Tennessee)
Built 1908; Replaced by a new bridge and mostly removed 1963Abandoned 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 bypassedAbandoned
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 periodOpen 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, OhioDeck girder bridge over Rock Creek on railroadOpen
CNTP - Tunnel 19 (Morgan County, Tennessee)
Built in 1878 by the Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific Railroad in cooperation with the city of Cincinnati, OhioTunnelIntact 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, OhioLost TunnelRemoved 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, OhioTunnelIntact 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 trailDerelict/abandoned
College Street Bridge (Bibb County, Georgia)
Built in 1899; replaced in 2020 to improve RR clearancesLost Brick arch bridge over NS RR on College StreetReplaced 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 RRTunnel under Cumberland Mountain on CSX Railroad at Cumberland GapOpen to traffic
CSX - E Durham Road Bridge (Wake County, North Carolina)
Built 1905Deck plate girder ridge on CSX and NS RR over E. Durham RdOpen to traffic
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 DanvilleOpen to pedestrians
East Harper Avenue Bridge (Blount County, Tennessee)
Built 1940; rehabilitated 1991Timber stringer bridge over NS RR on E. Harper AvenueOpen to traffic
Florida Avenue Bridge (1919) (Orleans Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1919 by the Bethlehem Steel Bridge Corporation; roadway added in 1937; replaced 2005Bascule bridge over the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal (Industrial Canal) on former Florida Avenue in New OrleansReplaced by new bridge
GSM - Deep Creek Bridge (Swain County, North Carolina)
Deck plate girder bridge over Deep Creek on RailroadOpen to traffic
GSM - Fontana Lake Bridge (Swain County, North Carolina)
Warren through truss bridge over Fontana Lake on Great Smoky Mountains RailroadOpen to traffic
GSM - Small Stream Culvert (Jackson County, North Carolina)
Lost Concrete culvert bridge over Small Stream on Great Smoky Mountains RailwayReplaced by a new bridge
GSM - Tuckasegee River Bridge (Ela) (Swain County, North Carolina)
Built 1900 by Edge Moor Bridge WorksWarren through truss bridge over Tuckasegee River on Great Smoky Mountains RailroadOpen 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 TrailOpen to pedestrians only
High Street Bridge (Boone County, Kentucky)
Timber stringer bridge over NS RR on High StreetIntact but closed to all 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 CrossroadsOpen to traffic
Kentucky & Indiana Bridge (1886) (Jefferson County, Kentucky)
Built 1886; Replaced 1912Lost cantilever through truss bridge over Ohio River on Monon/Southern/B&O/Kentucky & Indiana Terminal Railroad/Daisy Line and RoadReplaced by a new bridge
Kestler's Bridge (Iredell County, North Carolina)
Deck plate girder bridge over Third Creek on Abandoned Southern RailwayClosed to all traffic
KXHR - Forks Of The River Bridge (Knox County, Tennessee)
from dismantled single-track bridges at Strawberry Plains & Charleston, TNThree-span Warren through truss bridge over Holston River on former Southern Railway (later NS) and now Knoxville & Holston River RailroadOpen to traffic
LC - Catawba River Bridge (York County, South Carolina)
Replaced an earlier structure lost in the Flood of 1916Deck truss bridge over Catawba River on Lancaster and Chester RailwayIntact but closed to all traffic
LOPSG - Suwannee River Bridge (Suwannee County, Florida)
Built 1957; Abandoned since 1977Abandoned deck plate girder bridge over Suwannee River on Live Oak, Perry & South Georgia RailwayAbandoned
Main Street Viaduct (Fayette County, Kentucky)
Lost Steel stringer bridge over Southern Railway on West Main StreetReplaced by a new bridge
Margrave Avenue Timber Bridge (Roane County, Tennessee)
Timber stringer Queenspost bridge over CSX-Norfolk Southern connector on Margrave Avenue in HarrimanDemolished c. 2012
Marietta Road Bridge (Fulton County, Georgia)
Built ca. 1900; Replaced 1978Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Southern Railroad Yard (Inman) on Marietta Road in AtlantaReplaced by new bridge
Mcdonough Boulevard Bridge (Fulton County, Georgia)
Built 1924Concrete tee beam bridge over Norfolk Southern Railroad on Mcdonough Blvd.Open to traffic
NO&NE - Lake Pontchartrain Bridge (St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana)
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Lake Pontchartrain on New Orleans & Northeastern RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
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 NSRROpen to traffic
NS (CNO&TP) Bridge (Boone County, Kentucky)
Built 1982Steel stringer bridge over NS RR (CNO&TP) on Ky-842Open to traffic
NS - 3rd Street Overpass (Jefferson County, Kentucky)
Built 1930Pony/through girder bridge over Us 60a (3rd Street) on Ns (Southern) RrOpen to Rail Traffic
NS - Abbotts Creek Bridge (Davidson County, North Carolina)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Abbotts Creek on NSRROpen to traffic
NS - AL13 Overpass (Winston County, Alabama)
Built 1926Deck plate girder bridge over Al. #13 on Southern RROpen to traffic
NS - Albemarle Sound Trestle (Washington County, North Carolina)
Built 1910 for the Suffolk & Carolina Railway, removed ca. 1987Lost Warren through truss bascule bridge over Albemarle Sound on Norfolk Southern RailwayRemoved
NS - Banister River Bridge (Halifax County, Virginia)
Built 1926Warren through truss with all verticals bridge over Banister River on NSRR
NS - Bootleg Trestle (Scott County, Virginia)
Built 1937Deck plate girder bridge over SR 871 on N&SOpen 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 - Bridge Street Bridge (Cleburne County, Alabama)
Built 1958; rehabilitated 1997Timber stringer bridge over Norfolk Southern RR Syst on Bridge StreetClosed
NS - Broad River Bridge (Cherokee County, South Carolina)
Deck arch bridge over Broad River on Norfolk Southern RailwayOpen to traffic
NS - Burgin Tunnel (McDowell County, North Carolina)
Tunnel under hillside on NS RROpen to traffic
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