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Abbotts Creek Bridge

Davidson County, North Carolina

Photos 

Oblique North Elevation

Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

View photos at Library of Congress

BH Photo #184520

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Parker truss bridge over Abbotts Creek (High Rock Lake) on NC-2294
Location
Davidson County, North Carolina
Status
Lost circa 1985
History
Built 1927 by the Virginia Bridge Co.; replaced 1985
Builder
- Virginia Bridge Co. of Roanoke, Virginia
Design
8-panel, riveted Parker through truss main span, 150';
two 5-panel Pratt pony truss spans, 60'.
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 150.0 ft.
Also called
Davidson Bridge No. 249
Approximate latitude, longitude
+35.67640, -80.25051   (decimal degrees)
35°40'35" N, 80°15'02" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/567825/3948315 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Southmont
Inventory number
BH 46793 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

8-panel truss (394)
Built 1927 (871)
Built during 1920s (10,086)
Davidson County, North Carolina (22)
Lost (26,378)
Lost 1985 (146)
Lost during 1980s (1,449)
North Carolina (982)
Parker through truss (1,342)
Parker truss (1,729)
 Pony truss (16,569)
Pratt pony truss (3,757)
Pratt truss (9,669)
Replaced by new bridge (17,871)
Riveted (2,243)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,302)
Through truss (15,725)
Truss (33,885)
Virginia Bridge Co. (53)

Update Log 

  • November 4, 2010: Added by Matthew Ridpath

Sources 

  • Matthew Ridpath
  • HAER NC-21 - Bridge No. 249, Spanning Abbotts Creek at State Route 2294

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