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Marrowbone Creek Norfolk Southern Railway Bridge

Henry County, Virginia

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Looking West

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in June 2017

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BH Photo #395994

Map 

Description 

Dimensions are estimates. Approach dated 1927

Facts 

Overview
Warren deck truss bridge over Marrowbone Creek on NSRR
Location
Henry County, Virginia
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1927
Builder
- McClintic-Marshall Co. of Chicago, Illinois & Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Railroad
- Norfolk Southern Railway (NS)
Design
Warren deck truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 112.0 ft.
Total length: 251.0 ft.
Deck width: 13.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+36.61305, -79.84066   (decimal degrees)
36°36'47" N, 79°50'26" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/603675/4052574 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 77089 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1927 (723)
Built during 1920s (8,729)
Deck girder (4,461)
Deck truss (1,496)
Girder (7,873)
Henry County, Virginia (10)
McClintic-Marshall Co. (62)
Norfolk Southern Railway (1,417)
Open (36,417)
 Owned by railroad (9,764)
Plate girder (6,057)
Riveted (1,871)
Span length 100-125 feet (4,007)
Total length 250-500 feet (4,580)
Truss (29,377)
Virginia (998)
Warren deck truss (535)
Warren truss (5,742)

Update Log 

  • July 7, 2017: New photos from Royce and Bobette Haley
  • June 24, 2017: Updated by Royce and Bobette Haley: Added categories "McClintic-Marshall Co.", "Riveted", date
  • May 14, 2017: Added by Royce and Bobette Haley

Sources 

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

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