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NS - Bold Branch Bridge

Bedford County, Virginia

Photos 

Looking SE

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in August 2017

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BH Photo #402102

Map 

Description 

Dimensions are estimates

Facts 

Overview
Deck plate girder bridge over Bold Branch on NSRR
Location
Bedford County, Virginia
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1907
Builder
- Virginia Bridge & Iron Co. of Roanoke, Virginia [also known as Virginia Bridge Co.]
Railroads
- Norfolk & Western Railway (N&W)
- Norfolk Southern Railway (NS)
- Virginian Railway (VGN)
Design
Deck plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 65.0 ft.
Total length: 480.0 ft.
Deck width: 10.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.17185, -79.54321   (decimal degrees)
37°10'19" N, 79°32'36" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/629330/4114929 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Moneta
Inventory number
BH 78278 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Bedford County, Virginia (39)
Built 1907 (686)
Built during 1900s (7,108)
Deck girder (5,654)
Girder (10,015)
Norfolk & Western Railway (539)
Norfolk Southern Railway (1,822)
Open (39,593)
Owned by railroad (12,178)
Plate girder (7,746)
 Railroad (15,224)
Span length 50-75 feet (9,958)
Steel Trestle (151)
Tall Bridges (322)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,172)
Virginia (1,205)
Virginia Bridge & Iron Co. (188)
Virginia Bridge Co. (51)
Virginian Railway (63)

Update Log 

  • September 14, 2017: Added by Royce and Bobette Haley
  • September 11, 2017: New photos from Royce and Bobette Haley

Sources 

  • Royce and Bobette Haley - roycehaley111 [at] yahoo [dot] com

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