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CSX - I-85 Bridge

Spartanburg County, South Carolina

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CSX I-85 Bridge

Looking NW

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2015

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BH Photo #318176

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Overview
Steel stringer bridge over I-85 on CSX Transportation Inc. (CSXT), Blue Ridge Subdivision
Location
Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Status
Open to traffic
Future prospects
Will be demolished once expansion of I-85 from a 4-lane highway to a 6-lane highway is complete. New structure is currently under construction.
History
Built 1960
Design
Steel stringer
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 69.9 ft.
Total length: 364.2 ft.
Also called
Clinchfield R.R. Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+35.03070, -81.85938   (decimal degrees)
35°01'51" N, 81°51'34" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/421608/3876784 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Cowpens
Inventory numbers
SC 4210008500191 (South Carolina bridge number)
BH 58273 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Beam (15,273)
Built 1960 (327)
Built during 1960s (2,002)
Doomed (1,092)
Have street view (26,373)
Open (39,434)
Owned by railroad (12,100)
 Railroad (15,191)
South Carolina (499)
Span length 50-75 feet (9,939)
Spartanburg County, South Carolina (94)
Steel stringer (5,995)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,150)

Update Log 

  • June 4, 2020: Updated by Michael Miller: Updated "Future Prospects"
  • December 14, 2019: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • March 15, 2015: New photos from Royce and Bobette Haley
  • October 3, 2013: Added by Michael Miller

Sources 

  • Michael Miller - michael_a_miller [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • Royce and Bobette Haley - roycehaley111 [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • Geoff Hubbs
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CSX I-85 Bridge
Posted October 4, 2017, by Michael Miller (michael_a_miller [at] yahoo [dot] com)

This bridge is due to be replaced as the expansion of this section of I-85 from 4-lanes to 6-lanes has begun.