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CSX - West Point Bridge
Troup County
,
Georgia
Photos
West Point Railroad Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in December 2010
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BH Photo #191398
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Overview
Pratt through truss bridge over Chattahoochee River on CSX Railroad (formerly Atlanta and West Point Railroad)
Location
West Point
,
Troup County
,
Georgia
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
-
Atlanta & West Point Railroad
(AWP)
-
CSX Railroad
(CSX)
Design
Five span Pratt through truss
Also called
A&WP - West Point Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+32.87975
,
-85.17932
(decimal degrees)
32°52'47" N, 85°10'46" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/670322/3639425
(zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Lanett North
Inventory number
BH 47466
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Categories
Atlanta & West Point Railroad
(4)
Built 1914
(851)
Built during 1910s
(10,014)
CSX Railroad
(1,770)
Chattahoochee River
(26)
Georgia
(681)
Have street view
(29,148)
Open
(41,012)
Owned by railroad
(13,564)
Pratt through truss
(6,127)
Pratt truss
(10,402)
Railroad
(16,513)
Through truss
(17,174)
Troup County, Georgia
(11)
Truss
(35,919)
Virginia Bridge & Iron Co.
(205)
Virginia Bridge Co.
(53)
West Point, Georgia
(6)
Update Log
April 16, 2011: New Street View added by J.P.
December 31, 2010: New photos from C Hanchey
December 30, 2010: Added by C Hanchey
Sources
C Hanchey
-
cmh2315fl [at] yahoo [dot] com
J.P.
-
wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
Historicbridges.org
- by Nathan Holth
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