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Advance Mills Road Bridge
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Advance Mills Bridge Removal The removal of the main span of the Advance Mills Bridge on 5/28/09. The bridge spans the North Fork of the Rivanna River near Charlottesville, VA and has stood in this location since at least 1942. The estimated weight was 54,000 pounds, but remarks from the crane operator from across the river indicated that it weighed more. Video from YouTube |
Facts
- Overview
- Through truss bridge over North Fork Rivanna River on Advance Mills Road
- Location
- Albemarle County, Virginia
- Status
- Demolished and replaced with a welded pony truss.
- History
- Built 1943
- Design
- Through truss
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 121.1 ft.
Total length: 209.0 ft.
Deck width: 14.8 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 12.7 ft.
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +38.18333, -78.44000 (decimal degrees)
38°10'60" N, 78°26'24" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 17/724218/4229254 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Earlysville
- Inventory numbers
- VA 831 (Virginia bridge number)
BH 33544 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Related Bridges
- Advanced Mills Road Bridge (New) (Successor)
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