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NS - Skyland Road Overpass

Haywood County, North Carolina

Photos 

Bridge profile from north side, looking southbound

Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in March 2014

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BH Photo #278079

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview
Wooden bridge over Skyland Road on Southern Railroad
Location
Haywood County, North Carolina
Status
Open to traffic
Railroads
- Norfolk Southern Railway (NS)
- Southern Railway (SOU)
Design
Timber stringer
Dimensions
Span length: 65.0 ft.
Total length: 65.0 ft.
Also called
Norfolk Southern - Skyland Road Overpass
Approximate latitude, longitude
+35.45667, -83.02361   (decimal degrees)
35°27'24" N, 83°01'25" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/316361/3925569 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Hazelwood
Average daily traffic (as of 1995)
300
Inventory numbers
NC 870414 (North Carolina bridge number)
BH 23274 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of March 1999)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Beam (15,719)
Have street view (26,950)
Haywood County, North Carolina (23)
Norfolk Southern Railway (1,919)
North Carolina (965)
Open (39,886)
 Owned by railroad (12,424)
Railroad (15,426)
Southern Railway (362)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,076)
Timber stringer (4,019)
Total length 50-75 feet (9,300)

Update Log 

  • March 6, 2014: Updated by Calvin Sneed: Added photos
  • March 6, 2014: New Street View added by Luke Harden

Sources 

  • Calvin Sneed - us43137415 [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • Luke
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Comments 

Southern Railroad Bridge
Posted May 28, 2007, by JT (garoadwarrior76 [at] yahoo [dot] com)

This small wooden bridge crosses a very steep, narrow secondary road just south of the old route of U.S. 19A west of Waynesville.