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Wolf Creek Norfolk Southern Railway Bridge

Giles County, Virginia

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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 (N&W)
- 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 (642)
Built during 1920s (9,013)
Deck girder (4,766)
Giles County, Virginia (19)
Girder (8,494)
Narrows, Virginia (3)
Norfolk & Western Railway (301)
Norfolk Southern Railway (1,486)
Open (36,971)
 Owned by railroad (10,324)
Plate girder (6,518)
Skewed (4,770)
Span length 50-75 feet (9,114)
Stone Abutments (62)
Stone piers (22)
Total length 250-500 feet (4,706)
Virginia (1,039)

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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