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WSS - Old US 52 Bridge

Davidson County, North Carolina

Photos 

Looking SE

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in February 2016

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BH Photo #358515

Map 

Street View 

Description 

Dimensions are estimates

Facts 

Overview
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Old US 52 on WSSRR
Location
Welcome, Davidson County, North Carolina
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1926
Builder
- Virginia Bridge & Iron Co. of Roanoke, Virginia [also known as Virginia Bridge Co.]
Railroads
- CSX Railroad (CSX)
- Norfolk & Western Railway (NW)
- Winston-Salem Southbound Railway (WSS)
Design
Pony plate girder
Dimensions
Span length: 44.9 ft.
Total length: 44.9 ft.
Deck width: 15.0 ft.
Skew angle
45 degrees
Approximate latitude, longitude
+35.88781, -80.25064   (decimal degrees)
35°53'16" N, 80°15'02" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/567633/3971763 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Welcome
Inventory numbers
NC 570049 (North Carolina bridge number)
BH 71006 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1926 (787)
Built during 1920s (9,956)
CSX Railroad (1,668)
Davidson County, North Carolina (18)
Girder (10,299)
Have street view (27,066)
Norfolk & Western Railway (561)
North Carolina (966)
Open (39,979)
Owned by railroad (12,498)
 Plate girder (7,983)
Skewed (4,915)
Span length 25-50 feet (15,709)
Through girder (3,842)
Total length 25-50 feet (11,214)
Virginia Bridge & Iron Co. (192)
Virginia Bridge Co. (53)
Welcome, North Carolina (1)
Winston-Salem Southbound Railway (18)

Update Log 

  • July 13, 2016: New photos from Royce and Bobette Haley
  • February 13, 2016: Added by Royce and Bobette Haley

Sources 

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

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