Walnut Street Bridge

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Walnut Street Bridge from Williamson Road

Photo taken by Chris Patriarca in March 2008

BH Photo #194700

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over N&W Railroad on VA 116 in Roanoke
Location: Roanoke, Virginia
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1928; resurfaced in 2009.
Builder: - R.C. Churchill Co. Inc.
Railroad: - Norfolk & Western Railway (N&W)
Design: Open spandrel deck arch
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 176.8 ft.
Total length: 887.2 ft.
Also called: N&W Railroad Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +37.26005, -79.93995 (decimal degrees)
37°15'36" N, 79°56'24" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/593998/4124247 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Roanoke
Inventory numbers: VA 21688 (Virginia bridge number)
BH 33823 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 10/2015): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 34.5 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2014): 5,444

February 24, 2017: New photo from Royce and Bobette Haley
February 3, 2016: New photos from Royce and Bobette Haley
March 2, 2011: Updated by Chris Patriarca: Updated construction date based on plaque on the span
May 4, 2010: New Street View added by Nathan Holth