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NS - WSS Overpass

Davidson County, North Carolina

Photos 

Winston Salem Southbound Railway CSX Transportation Bridge pano5

Looking South

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in April 2015

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BH Photo #322716

Map 

Street View 

Description 

Dimensions are estimates

Facts 

Overview
1910 Deck plate girder bridge over WSSRR on NSRR
Location
Lexington, Davidson County, North Carolina
Status
Open to traffic
Builder
- Virginia Bridge & Iron Co. of Roanoke, Virginia [also known as Virginia Bridge Co.]
Railroads
- CSX Railroad (CSX)
- Norfolk Southern Railway (NS)
- North Carolina Railroad Co. (NCRR)
- Southern Railway (SOU)
- Winston-Salem Southbound Railway (WSS)
Design
Deck plate girder-Multi plate girders
Dimensions
Total length: 43.0 ft.
Deck width: 45.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+35.81050, -80.26590   (decimal degrees)
35°48'38" N, 80°15'57" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/566320/3963178 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Lexington West
Inventory number
BH 66998 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1910 (1,169)
Built during 1910s (9,675)
CSX Railroad (1,668)
Davidson County, North Carolina (18)
Deck girder (5,777)
Girder (10,299)
Grade Separated Rail Crossing (387)
Have street view (27,066)
Lexington, North Carolina (5)
Norfolk Southern Railway (1,948)
North Carolina (966)
 North Carolina Railroad Co. (41)
Open (39,979)
Owned by railroad (12,498)
Plate girder (7,983)
Railroad (15,601)
Southern Railway (366)
Total length 25-50 feet (11,214)
Virginia Bridge & Iron Co. (192)
Virginia Bridge Co. (53)
Winston-Salem Southbound Railway (18)

Update Log 

  • April 16, 2015: New photos from Royce and Bobette Haley
  • April 13, 2015: Added by Royce and Bobette Haley

Sources 

  • Royce and Bobette Haley - roycehaley111 [at] yahoo [dot] com

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