CSX - James River Arch Bridge

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C. Middlebrook, July 2011

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Description 

Facts 

Overview

Concrete arch bridge over Riverside Drive on railroad tracks in Richmond

Location

Richmond, Virginia

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built in 1919 by the Atlantic Coast Line RR, and the RF&P Railroad

Builders

- J. E. Greiner Co. of Baltimore, Maryland & Chicago, Illinois (Designer)
- W.W. Boxley & Co. of Roanoke, Virginia

Railroads

- Atlantic Coast Line Railroad (ACL)
- CSX Railroad (CSX)
- Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Railroad (RFP)

Design

Open-spandrel arch

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 100.1 ft.
Total length: 2,200.2 ft. (0.4 mi.)
Deck width: 18.0 ft.

Also called

A-Line Bridge
ACL - James River Arch Bridge
RFP - James River Arch Bridge
CSX A-Line Bridge

Approximate latitude, longitude

+37.53387, -77.49553   (decimal degrees)
37°32'02" N, 77°29'44" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

18/279501/4157025 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Richmond

Inventory numbers

VA 21278 (Virginia bridge number)
BH 33819 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Average daily traffic (as of 1994)

3,000

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Update Log 

• December 14, 2016: Updated by Luke: Added builder
• September 22, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Added categories "Atlantic Coast Line Railroad", "Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Railroad"
• September 22, 2013: New Street View added by Michael Miller
• January 18, 2012: Updated by Tony Dillon: Modified type as this is an open spandrel arch bridge.
• January 18, 2012: Updated by Loyd Lowry: Added / edited information
• July 18, 2011: Updated by Daniel Hopkins: Updated GPS

Sources 

• Daniel Hopkins - chimera [at] clovermail [dot] net
• Loyd Lowry - loydplowry [at] yahoo [dot] com
• Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com
• Michael Miller - michael_a_miller [at] yahoo [dot] com
• Luke

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