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Berry Hill Bridge

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Oblique View Of Bridge, From West

Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

View photos at Library of Congress

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Camelback through truss bridge over Dan River on Formerly NC-1761 & VA-880
Location
Rockingham County, North Carolina, and Pittsylvania County, Virginia
Status
Replaced by new bridge
History
Built 1914 by the Virginia Bridge Co.; replaced circa 1991
Builder
- Virginia Bridge Co. of Roanoke, Virginia
Design
190' 10-panel, pin-connected Camelback through truss;
78' 4-panel, pin-connected Pratt pony truss;
39' steel stringer span.
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 190.0 ft.
Total length: 326.0 ft.
Deck width: 17.0 ft.
Also called
State Line Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+36.54178, -79.60495   (decimal degrees)
36°32'30" N, 79°36'18" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/624870/4044947 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Brosville
Inventory number
BH 46795 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log 

  • November 4, 2010: Added by Matthew Ridpath

Sources 

  • Matthew Ridpath
  • HAER NC-38 - Berry Hill Bridge, Spanning Dan River at State Route 1761