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1st Street Bridge

Roanoke, Virginia
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Bridge deck

Main span from the south

Photo taken by Chris Patriarca

Map 

Street View 

Description 

A new pony truss pedestrian bridge was constructed at the location of the old bridge. The new bridge is named the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Bridge.

Facts 

Overview
Pony truss bridge on 1st Street over the NS Railroad yard
Location
Roanoke, Virginia
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built unk.; Replaced by new pony truss in 2008
Design
Pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 99.1 ft.
Total length: 316.0 ft.
Deck width: 16.7 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.27336, -79.94236   (decimal degrees)
37°16'24" N, 79°56'32" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/593768/4125722 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Roanoke
Inventory numbers
VA 21596 (Virginia bridge number)
BH 33824 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 11/1999)
Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 3.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1994)
3,508

Categories 

Have street view (9,893)
Lost (10,366)
NR-eligible (3,749)
Owned by city (3,051)
Pony truss (13,217)
Replaced by new bridge (7,137)
 Roanoke, Virginia (10)
Span length 75-100 feet (4,718)
Structurally deficient (16,678)
Total length 250-500 feet (3,371)
Truss (23,573)
Virginia (540)

Update Log 

  • February 27, 2011: New Street View added by Chris Patriarca
  • April 10, 2010: Updated by C Hanchey: Bridge was replaced by a new pony truss

Sources 

  • C Hanchey - cmh2315fl [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • Chris P.

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