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Overview of Railroad Trestle

Top of bridge is 167 feet above ground.

Photo taken by James F. Gentner in June 2009


	Norfolk Southern Train at Copper Creek Trestle Norfolk Southern northbound empty coal train at Copper Creek Trestle near Clinchport, VA on July 19, 2007 Video posted by Ed Hollowell Play video on YouTube
	NS at Copper Creek trestle This NS train has just come through the Natural Tunnel and is passing the Clinchfield Copper Creek trestle. Video link posted by Ed Hollowell Play video on YouTube
	csx southbound at speers ferry virginia csx southbound crossing the copper creek trestle the trestle is 167 feet high the line below is the norfolk southern mainline between bulls gap tennessee and andover virginia Video link posted by Ed Hollowell Play video on YouTube

Overview: Deck Plate Girder bridge over Copper Creek on former Clinchfield Railroad
Location: Scott County, Virginia
Status: Open to traffic
History: Completed September 1908
Builder: - The Millard-Quigg Construction Co. of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Design: 11 Deck Plate Girder spans, 70 feet long each
8 Deck Plate Girder spans, 40 feet long each
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 70.0 ft.
Total length: 1,091.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 36.0 ft.
Also called: Clinchfield Copper Creek Trestle
Approximate latitude, longitude: +36.65536, -82.74445 (decimal degrees)
36°39'19" N, 82°44'40" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/344081/4058058 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Clinchport USGS
Inventory number: BH 42858 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

August 20, 2012: Updated by Daniel Hopkins: Added category "Railroad"
April 6, 2010: Updated by Nathan Holth: Added Coordinates/Map.
March 12, 2010: Updated by Ed Hollowell: Video added was by CSXDixieLine and posted on YouTube.
June 21, 2009: Added by James F. Gentner