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Norfolk Southern Benbow Road Overpass

Guilford County, North Carolina

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Norfolk Southern Benbow Road Overpass pano3

Looking South

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015

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BH Photo #321098

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Facts 

Overview
1927 Steel stringer bridge over Benbow Road on Norfolk Southern RR
Location
Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina
Status
Open
Builder
- Virginia Bridge & Iron Co. of Roanoke, Virginia [also known as Virginia Bridge Co.]
Railroads
- Norfolk Southern Railway (NS)
- North Carolina Railroad Co. (NCRR)
Design
Steel stringer
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 15.1 ft.
Total length: 47.9 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+36.07158, -79.77045   (decimal degrees)
36°04'18" N, 79°46'14" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/610718/3992587 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Greensboro
Inventory number
BH 66637 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Beam (13,551)
Built 1927 (786)
Built during 1920s (9,259)
Greensboro, North Carolina (33)
Guilford County, North Carolina (46)
Norfolk Southern Railway (1,507)
North Carolina (887)
North Carolina Railroad Co. (40)
 Open (37,871)
Owned by railroad (10,780)
Railroad (14,137)
Span length under 25 feet (6,222)
Steel stringer (5,342)
Total length 25-50 feet (10,382)
Virginia Bridge & Iron Co. (176)
Virginia Bridge Co. (48)

Update Log 

  • April 5, 2015: Added by Royce and Bobette Haley

Sources 

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

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