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ACL - South River Bridge

Beaufort County, North Carolina

Map 

Description 

Former Washington & Vandemere Railroad, acquired by the ACL in 1944 and abandoned six years later.

Facts 

Overview
Bridge over South Creek on Atlantic Coast Line RR
Location
Aurora, Beaufort County, North Carolina
Status
Removed but not replaced
History
Built 1907; abandoned 1952; removed at a later date
Railroads
- Atlantic Coast Line Railroad (ACL)
- Washington & Vandemere Railroad (W&V)
Design
Swing
Approximate latitude, longitude
+35.28929, -76.77184   (decimal degrees)
35°17'21" N, 76°46'19" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/338878/3906564 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Aurora
Inventory number
BH 66527 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Atlantic Coast Line Railroad (109)
Aurora, North Carolina (1)
Beaufort County, North Carolina (8)
Built 1907 (765)
Built during 1900s (7,871)
Lost (31,061)
Lost 1952 (76)
Lost during 1950s (1,064)
 Movable (3,174)
Navigable waterway (2,236)
North Carolina (1,070)
Owned by railroad (13,973)
Railroad (16,920)
Swing (1,607)
Washington & Vandemere Railroad (1)

Update Log 

  • March 16, 2015: Updated by Ian Martin: Fixed mapping and added a few details
  • March 16, 2015: Added by Douglas Butler

Sources 

  • Douglas Butler
  • Ian Martin

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