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NS - Deep River Bridge

Chatham County, North Carolina, and Lee County, North Carolina

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Deep River Railroad Bridge

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Photo taken by Bob Morgan in February 2010

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BH Photo #155115

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Facts 

Overview
Through truss bridge over Deep River on Norfolk Southern Railroad
Location
Chatham County, North Carolina, and Lee County, North Carolina
Status
Open to rail traffic, on Norfolk Southern line from Sanford to Greensboro, NC
History
Built 1912
Builder
- Phoenix Bridge Co. of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
Railroad
- Norfolk Southern Railway (NS)
Design
One riveted polygonal Warren through truss span with steel stringer approaches.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+35.55896, -79.24308   (decimal degrees)
35°33'32" N, 79°14'35" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/659232/3936452 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
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Inventory number
BH 44133 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Beam (17,108)
Built 1912 (886)
Built during 1910s (10,075)
Chatham County, North Carolina (14)
Lee County, North Carolina (7)
Norfolk Southern Railway (2,151)
North Carolina (1,067)
Open (41,203)
Owned by railroad (13,727)
 Phoenix Bridge Co. (247)
Polygonal Warren through truss (473)
Polygonal Warren truss (1,159)
Railroad (16,665)
Riveted (2,644)
Steel stringer (6,807)
Through truss (17,858)
Truss (36,759)
Warren truss (7,089)

Update Log 

  • January 22, 2016: New photos from Royce and Bobette Haley
  • February 14, 2010: Added by Bob Morgan

Sources 

  • Bob Morgan - morgans212 [at] att [dot] net
  • Royce and Bobette Haley - roycehaley111 [at] yahoo [dot] com

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