Grassy Creek Norfolk Franklin & Danville Railway Bridge

Photos

Looking NW

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in September 2017

BH Photo #402398

Dimensions are estimates

Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Grassy Creek on NF&DRR
Location: Mecklenburg County, Virginia
History: Built 1952
Builder: - American Bridge Co. of New York
Railroads: - Atlantic & Danville Railroad (AD)
- Norfolk & Western Railway (N&W)
- Norfolk, Franklin, & Danville Railway (NF&D)
- Southern Railway (SOU)
Design: Deck plate girder
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 78.0 ft.
Total length: 540.0 ft.
Deck width: 10.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +36.56832, -78.54488 (decimal degrees)
36°34'06" N, 78°32'42" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/719695/4049791 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Clarksville South
Inventory number: BH 78351 (Bridgehunter.com ID)