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WSS - Whitney Railroad Bridge

Stanly County, North Carolina, and Montgomery County, North Carolina

Photos 

Main span

Photo taken by Matthew Ridpath

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BH Photo #150242

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Warren through truss bridge over Yadkin River (Badin Lake) on Winston-Salem Southbound Railroad
Location
Stanly County, North Carolina, and Montgomery County, North Carolina
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1910 by the Pennsylvania Steel Co.
Builder
- Pennsylvania Steel Co. of Steelton, Pennsylvania
Railroads
- Norfolk & Western Railway (NW)
- Norfolk Southern Railway (NS)
- Winston-Salem Southbound Railway (WSS)
Design
Riveted Warren through truss span with deck plate girder approaches
Approximate latitude, longitude
+35.47374, -80.14705   (decimal degrees)
35°28'25" N, 80°08'49" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/577383/3925915 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
New London
Inventory number
BH 43688 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1910 (1,160)
Built during 1910s (9,641)
Montgomery County, North Carolina (15)
Norfolk & Western Railway (556)
Norfolk Southern Railway (1,919)
North Carolina (965)
Open (39,895)
Owned by railroad (12,432)
Pennsylvania Steel Co. (155)
 Railroad (15,437)
Riveted (2,167)
Stanly County, North Carolina (13)
Through truss (15,080)
Truss (32,805)
Warren through truss (1,616)
Warren truss (6,567)
Winston-Salem Southbound Railway (18)
Yadkin River (8)

Update Log 

  • July 14, 2017: New photos from Royce and Bobette Haley
  • February 15, 2010: Updated by Bob Morgan: added "other location"; bridge connects Stanly County and Montgomery County, MC
  • November 30, 2009: Added by Matthew Ridpath

Sources 

  • Matthew Ridpath
  • Bob Morgan - morgans212 [at] att [dot] net
  • Royce and Bobette Haley - roycehaley111 [at] yahoo [dot] com

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