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County Road 714 Pony Truss Bridge

One-lane pony truss bridge across Opposum Creek near Weber City, VA--most of the oldest bridges across creeks in this part of SW VA are pony steel truss through bridges.

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Westbound approach

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Eastbound approach--from two lane road, to one-lane bridge

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Northside pony truss

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Southside pony truss

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Zig-zag steel support

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Opposum Creek upstream

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Opposum Creek downstream

The Holston River, North Fork is just beyond the trees in the background. Opposum Creek flows into the North Fork Holston.

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Most pony trusses, because of their instability, have guard rail installed to keep vehicles on the bridge

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Original wooden floor decking, paved over with asphalt

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Metal fasteners

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Wooden plants not aligned with bridge

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From creek, to old support to newer support and bridge

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Bridge from creek level

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Old bridge support still in place at creek's edge

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Rusty steel and metal "X" beam undercarriage

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Bridge support

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Single beam at the bottom and "X" beam --wooden deck is above

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Facts

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Opossum Creek on Route 714
Location: Scott County, Virginia
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1932
Design: Pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 71.9 ft.
Total length: 71.9 ft.
Deck width: 11.2 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +36.59667, -82.60167 (decimal degrees)
36°35'48" N, 82°36'06" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/356735/4051324 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Kingsport
Inventory number: BH 33857 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 12/2006): Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 19.7 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2004): 123

Update Log

October 5, 2008: New photos from Calvin Sneed

Sources

Calvin Sneed - us43137415 [at] yahoo [dot] com

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