SBD - Appomattox River Bridge

Photos 

VIRGINIA: PETERSBURG: view east from Campbell's Bridge on S.R. 36 down the Appomattox River past the disassembled Seaboard Air Line railroad bridge toward the ruins of Harvell's Dam 2

Photo taken by Douglas W. Reynolds Jr.

View this photo at panoramio.com

BH Photo #264010

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Street View 

Facts 

Overview

Lost Bridge over Appomattox River on Seaboard Coast Line Railroad

Location

Ettrick, Petersburg, Virginia, and Chesterfield County, Virginia

Status

Removed but not replaced; Concrete arch pillars stand

History

Dismantled 1983

Railroads

- Family Lines System (FL)
- Seaboard Air Line Railway (SAL)
- Seaboard Coast Line Railroad (SCL)
- Seaboard System Railroad (SBD)

Design

Deck plate girder

Also called

SCL - Appomattox River Bridge
SAL - Appomattox River Bridge

Approximate latitude, longitude

+37.23295, -77.41687   (decimal degrees)
37°13'59" N, 77°25'01" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

18/285597/4123451 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Petersburg

Inventory number

BH 57703 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

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Update Log 

• May 1, 2019: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
• November 6, 2017: New photos from Royce and Bobette Haley
• May 7, 2017: New photos from Royce and Bobette Haley
• August 20, 2013: Added by Dave King

Related Bridges 

• Appomattox River Bridge (Upstream)

Sources 

• Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com
• Abandoned Seaboard - First photo is this bridge
• Luke
• Royce and Bobette Haley - roycehaley111 [at] yahoo [dot] com
• Geoff Hubbs

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