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NS - Smith River Bridge

Henry County, Virginia

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Looking NNW

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in January 2017

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BH Photo #376149

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Description 

Dimensions are estimates

Facts 

Overview
Warren deck truss with all verticals bridge over Smith River on NSRR
Location
Henry County, Virginia
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1904 by American Bridge Co.
Builder
- American Bridge Co. of New York
Railroads
- Norfolk & Western Railway (NW)
- Norfolk Southern Railway (NS)
Design
Warren deck truss with all verticals
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 108.0 ft.
Total length: 437.0 ft.
Deck width: 10.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+36.64867, -79.86230   (decimal degrees)
36°38'55" N, 79°51'44" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/601693/4056501 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Martinsville East
Inventory number
BH 75214 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

6-panel truss (782)
American Bridge Co. (1,660)
Built 1904 (587)
Built during 1900s (7,629)
Deck girder (6,299)
Deck truss (1,923)
Girder (11,163)
Have street view (28,881)
Henry County, Virginia (16)
Norfolk & Western Railway (636)
Norfolk Southern Railway (2,093)
 Open (40,960)
Owned by railroad (13,488)
Plate girder (8,719)
Smith River (Virginia) (5)
Span length 100-125 feet (4,553)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,505)
Truss (35,384)
Virginia (1,381)
Warren deck truss (666)
Warren deck truss with all verticals (119)
Warren truss (6,996)

Update Log 

  • January 19, 2017: Added by Royce and Bobette Haley

Sources 

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

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