N&W - High Bridge (Second)

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Facts 

Overview

Lost Fink deck truss bridge over Appomattox River on Railroad (N&W)

Location

Cumberland County, Virginia, and Prince Edward County, Virginia

Status

Replaced by a new bridge

History

Built 1869; Replaced 1886,

Railroads

- Atlantic, Mississippi, & Ohio Railroad (AM&O)
- Norfolk & Western Railway (NW)
- Southside Railroad

Design

Fink deck truss

Approximate latitude, longitude

+37.31127, -78.31837   (decimal degrees)
37°18'41" N, 78°19'06" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

17/737648/4132775 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Rice

Inventory number

BH 59971 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• April 15, 2021: New photo from Dave King
• February 27, 2014: Added by Luke Harden

Related Bridges 

• Southside - High Bridge (Original) (Predecessor)
• NW - High Bridge (Third) (Successor)

Sources 

• Luke
• Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com

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