Marshall Street Viaduct

Photos

General View Of Viaduct Looking Toward Southeast End

Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record

View photos at Library of Congress

BH Photo #339620

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Description

Marshall St. Viaduct is a representative example of early 20th century steel viaduct construction. It is also a good example of the methods used by urban railway companies in overcoming long grades.

-- Historic American Engineering Record

Facts

Overview: Lost Warren deck truss bridge over Shockoe Creek, Southern Railway, & Seaboard Coast Line Railroad on Marshall Street
Location: Richmond, Virginia
Status: Removed
History: Built 1911; Rehabilitated 1933-34; Trolley service ends 1953; Removed 1973
Builders: - Burton Construction Co. of Richmond, Virginia (Contractor)
- Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Co. of Milwaukee, Wisconsin (1933-34 Rehabilitation)
Railroads: - Richmond & Manchester Railway
- Richmond-Henrico Railway
- Streetcar
- Virginia Electric & Power Co. (VEPCO)
- Virginia Transit Co. (VTC)
Design: Warren deck truss
Approximate latitude, longitude: +37.53762, -77.42639 (decimal degrees)
37°32'15" N, 77°25'35" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/285622/4157281 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Richmond
Inventory number: BH 69734 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log

November 24, 2017: New photo from Royce and Bobette Haley
October 19, 2015: Added by Luke

Sources

Luke
HAER VA-27 - Marshall Street Viaduct, Marshall Street from College through Twenty-first Streets, Richmond, Independent City, VA
Royce and Bobette Haley - roycehaley111 [at] yahoo [dot] com