N&W - Radford Curved Bridge

Photos 

Old RR supports on the New River (Radford, Virginia)

View of the east side

Photo taken by jonmac33

View this photo at panoramio.com

BH Photo #262112

Map 

Street View 

• View #1

Facts 

Overview

Lost Pratt deck truss bridge over New River on Railroad

Location

New River, Pulaski County, Virginia, and Radford, Virginia

Status

No longer exists; Stone supports still stand

History

Built 1888; Removed 1905

Railroad

- Norfolk & Western Railway (N&W)

Design

Pratt deck truss

Also called

N&W - New River Curved Bridge

Approximate latitude, longitude

+37.13453, -80.58245   (decimal degrees)
37°08'04" N, 80°34'57" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

17/537086/4109877 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Radford North

Inventory number

BH 57501 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• March 2, 2017: New photos from Royce and Bobette Haley
• December 30, 2016: Updated by Luke: Added info
• October 7, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category "Norfolk & Western Railway"
• October 7, 2013: New Street View added by Kelly McClanahan
• August 11, 2013: Added by Dave King

Related Bridges 

• New River Virginia and Tennessee Railroad Bridge (Downstream)

Sources 

• Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com
• Virginia Tech Imagebase - Second photo, top row shows old bridge
• Kelly McClanahan
• Luke
• Radford by Scott L. Gardner, Radford Public Library - Book
• Royce and Bobette Haley - roycehaley111 [at] yahoo [dot] com

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