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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 and replaced with a wider clearance once expansion of I-85 from a 4-lane highway to a 6-lane highway begins in the next 5 years.
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)
Average daily traffic (as of 2002)
54,900

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Beam (11,967)
Built 1960 (283)
Built during 1960s (1,749)
Doomed (1,028)
Have street view (22,087)
Open (36,587)
 Owned by railroad (9,824)
South Carolina (417)
Span length 50-75 feet (8,902)
Spartanburg County, South Carolina (83)
Steel stringer (4,696)
Total length 250-500 feet (4,604)

Update Log 

  • 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
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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.