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Oak Ridge Railroad Overpass

Nelson County, Virginia
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Oak Ridge Railroad Overpass

Photo taken by C Hanchey in June 2009

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Description 

The Oak Ridge Bridge is a representative example of a pin-connected wrought iron Pratt through truss typical of late nineteenth century factory-manufactured railroad bridges. The bridge was moved to its present site to serve as an overhead highway bridge, a typical reuse of early railroad bridges. The bridge is an important contributing structure within the Oak Ridge historic district.

-- Historic American Engineering Record

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Facts 

Overview
Pratt through truss bridge over Norfolk Southern Railway on Wilson Road (Route 653)
Location
Nelson County, Virginia
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1882
Builder
- Keystone Bridge Co. of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Design
Pin-connected Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 100.1 ft.
Total length: 138.1 ft.
Deck width: 12.5 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 19.1 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on April 15, 1978
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.70333, -78.87000   (decimal degrees)
37°42'12" N, 78°52'12" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/687770/4175035 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Shipman
Inventory numbers
NRHP 78003033 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
VA 12538 (Virginia bridge number)
BH 33773 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 08/2011)
Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 20.7 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2008)
44

Categories 

19th Century (3,822)
Built 1882 (70)
Built during 1880s (1,045)
Keystone Bridge Co. (21)
NR-listed (2,354)
Nelson County, Virginia (6)
Norfolk Southern Railway (453)
Open (28,313)
Owned by railroad (4,046)
 Pin-connected (1,521)
Pratt through truss (3,166)
Pratt truss (5,660)
Span length 100-125 feet (3,299)
Structurally deficient (16,679)
Through truss (9,210)
Total length 125-175 feet (4,137)
Truss (23,574)
Virginia (540)

Update Log 

  • February 5, 2012: HAER photos posted by J.P.
  • July 1, 2009: Updated by C Hanchey: Added Bridge Builder
  • June 28, 2009: Updated by C Hanchey: added NRHP info

Sources 

  • C Hanchey - cmh2315fl [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • HAER VA-107 - Oak Ridge Bridge, Spanning Southern Railroad at VA State Route 653, Oak Ridge vicinity, Nelson, VA
  • HAER VA-107 - Oak Ridge Bridge, Spanning Southern Railroad at VA State Route 653, Oak Ridge, Nelson County, VA

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