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Albemarle Sound Trestle

Chowan County, North Carolina
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Description 

On July 5, 1957, at 12:02am, a freight train derailed off the trestle going 10 miles per hour. The wreck killed two people, and injured three. The trestle had suffered extensive damage from the wreck, as seen in pictures 3 through 8.

Facts 

Overview
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Albemarle Sound on Norfolk Southern Railway
Location
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina
Status
Removed
History
Built 1910 for the Suffolk and Carolina Railway, demolished ca. 1987
Design
Timber stringer
Dimensions
Total length: 26,664.0 ft. (5.0 mi.)
Approximate latitude, longitude
+35.96481, -76.59375   (decimal degrees)
35°57'53" N, 76°35'37" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/356289/3981219 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Roper North
Inventory number
BH 48676 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Beam (6,154)
Built 1910 (745)
Built during 1910s (6,760)
Chowan County, North Carolina (2)
Edenton, North Carolina (2)
Lost (10,487)
Lost during 1980s (440)
Norfolk Southern Railway (459)
 North Carolina (306)
Over a mile long (194)
Owned by railroad (4,120)
Railroad (4,220)
Suffolk & Carolina Railway (1)
Timber stringer (1,893)
Total length over 2500 feet (595)

Update Log 

  • March 18, 2012: Photo imported by Luke Harden
  • May 12, 2011: New photo from Jacob P. Bernard
  • May 10, 2011: New photo from Jacob P. Bernard

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