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NS - Wolf Creek Bridge

Giles County, Virginia

Photos 

Looking NE

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in June 2017

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BH Photo #396088

Map 

Description 

Dimensions are estimates. Appears the bridge was raised in 1969.

Facts 

Overview
Deck plate girder bridge over Wolf Creek;Lurich Road on NSRR
Location
Narrows, Giles County, Virginia
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1924
Railroads
- Norfolk & Western Railway (NW)
- Norfolk Southern Railway (NS)
Design
Deck plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 74.0 ft.
Total length: 278.0 ft.
Deck width: 30.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.33420, -80.81173   (decimal degrees)
37°20'03" N, 80°48'42" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/516678/4131964 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Narrows
Inventory number
BH 77696 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1924 (744)
Built during 1920s (9,922)
Deck girder (5,742)
Giles County, Virginia (23)
Girder (10,231)
Narrows, Virginia (3)
Norfolk & Western Railway (555)
Norfolk Southern Railway (1,916)
Open (39,880)
 Owned by railroad (12,415)
Plate girder (7,920)
Skewed (4,906)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,073)
Stone Abutments (85)
Stone piers (34)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,224)
Virginia (1,216)

Update Log 

  • July 8, 2017: Added by Royce and Bobette Haley
  • July 7, 2017: New photos from Royce and Bobette Haley

Sources 

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

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