Norfolk and Western and Southern-Chapel Hill Street Overpass (E)

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N&W & Southern-W Chapel Hill Street Overpass (E)

Looking SW

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in February 2015

BH Photo #316435

Two Bridges here. East bridge girders read "Norfolk and Western and Southern". The West bridge girders read "Seaboard Air Line".

Overview: Steel stringer bridge over W Chapel Hill St on NSRR/SALRR/N&W & Southern RR
Location: Durham, Durham County, North Carolina
Status: Intact but closed to all traffic
History: Built 1960
Railroads: - Norfolk & Western Railway (NW)
- Norfolk Southern Railway (NS)
- Seaboard Air Line Railway (SAL)
Design: Steel stringer west bridge. Deck girder with flooring system east bridge.
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 21.0 ft.
Total length: 60.0 ft.
Skew angle: 45 degrees
Also called: SAL-Chapel Hill Overpass (E)
NS-Chapel Hill Overpass (E)
CXS-Chapel Hill Overpass (E)
Approximate latitude, longitude: +35.99697, -78.90573 (decimal degrees)
35°59'49" N, 78°54'21" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/688771/3985640 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Southwest Durham
Inventory numbers: 000000000063282
BH 66053 (Bridgehunter.com ID)