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NS - Dutchman Creek Bridge

Davie County, North Carolina

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Looking SW

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in February 2016

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BH Photo #348975

Map 

Description 

Dimensions are estimates

Facts 

Overview
Deck plate girder bridge over Dutchman Creek on NSRR
Location
Davie County, North Carolina
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1903
Builder
- Phoenix Bridge Co. of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
Railroads
- Norfolk Southern Railway (NS)
- Southern Railway (SOU)
Design
Deck plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 105.0 ft.
Total length: 818.0 ft.
Deck width: 15.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+35.91583, -80.49808   (decimal degrees)
35°54'57" N, 80°29'53" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/545285/3974728 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Advance
Inventory number
BH 71009 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Beam (15,729)
Built 1903 (595)
Built during 1900s (7,228)
Davie County, North Carolina (7)
Deck girder (5,754)
Girder (10,248)
Norfolk Southern Railway (1,919)
North Carolina (965)
 Open (39,899)
Owned by railroad (12,432)
Phoenix Bridge Co. (188)
Plate girder (7,934)
Southern Railway (362)
Span length 100-125 feet (4,401)
Steel stringer (6,230)
Total length 500-1000 feet (2,871)

Update Log 

  • February 15, 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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