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Norfolk Southern Railway Bridge

Davidson County, North Carolina, and Rowan County, North Carolina

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One Span

Photo taken by Matthew Ridpath

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BH Photo #135493

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Warren deck truss bridge over Yadkin River on Norfolk Southern Railway
Location
Davidson County, North Carolina, and Rowan County, North Carolina
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1906
Railroads
- Norfolk Southern Railway (NS)
- North Carolina Railroad Co. (NCRR)
Design
Four-span Warren deck truss with riveted connections
Approximate latitude, longitude
+35.72224, -80.39150   (decimal degrees)
35°43'20" N, 80°23'29" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/555034/3953312 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Salisbury
Inventory number
BH 41795 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1906 (579)
Built during 1900s (6,813)
Davidson County, North Carolina (18)
Deck truss (1,606)
Norfolk Southern Railway (1,563)
North Carolina (901)
North Carolina Railroad Co. (40)
Open (38,192)
Owned by railroad (11,109)
 Railroad (14,380)
Riveted (2,052)
Rowan County, North Carolina (10)
Truss (31,260)
Warren deck truss (578)
Warren deck truss with all verticals (101)
Warren truss (6,270)
Yadkin River (7)

Update Log 

  • April 15, 2015: Updated by Royce and Bobette Haley: Added NCRR
  • March 23, 2015: New photo from Royce and Bobette Haley
  • March 19, 2015: New photos from Royce and Bobette Haley
  • April 7, 2009: Updated by Matthew Ridpath: Added construction date
  • March 16, 2009: Added by Matthew Ridpath

Sources 

  • Matthew Ridpath
  • Royce and Bobette Haley - roycehaley111 [at] yahoo [dot] com
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Norfolk Southern Railroad Bridge
Posted April 3, 2009, by Ann Brownlee (whigkid at bellsouthdot net)

upriver of two adjoining rail bridges, built in 1906