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CSX - Meherrin River Bridge

Greensville County, Virginia, and Southampton County, Virginia

Photos 

Looking SW

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in April 2018

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BH Photo #425974

Map 

Description 

Dimensions are estimates. Bridge has taken much superstructure damage and been repaired in many places.

Facts 

Overview
Pratt through truss bridge over Meherrin on CSXTRR
Location
Greensville County, Virginia, and Southampton County, Virginia
Status
Open to traffic
Railroads
- CSX Railroad (CSX)
- Seaboard Air Line Railway (SAL)
- Seaboard Coast Line Railroad (SCL)
Design
Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 165.0 ft.
Total length: 1,446.0 ft.
Deck width: 10.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+36.54748, -77.29940   (decimal degrees)
36°32'51" N, 77°17'58" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/294186/4047134 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 81400 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

6-panel truss (645)
CSX Railroad (1,659)
Deck girder (5,723)
Girder (10,198)
Greensville County, Virginia (3)
Open (39,822)
Owned by railroad (12,367)
Plate girder (7,899)
Pratt through truss (5,370)
Pratt truss (9,268)
 Railroad (15,359)
Riveted (2,159)
Seaboard Air Line Railway (114)
Seaboard Coast Line Railroad (194)
Southampton County, Virginia (7)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,210)
Through truss (15,014)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (1,881)
Truss (32,703)
Virginia (1,214)

Update Log 

  • April 30, 2018: New photos from Royce and Bobette Haley
  • April 29, 2018: Added by Royce and Bobette Haley

Sources 

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

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