Bridgehunter.com | CSX - Clinch River Bridge

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Third Clinch River Bridge, only Baltimore (Pratt) through truss bridge on 277-mile former Clinchfield Railroad

3 spans, all skewed... span on far left goes directly into Starnes Tunnel, about 100 feet away from end of bridge

Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in August 2009

BH Photo #144843

Overview: Baltimore through truss bridge over Clinch River at Starnes Slant, VA
Location: Starnes Slant, Scott County, Virginia
Status: Open to traffic
History: Part of the Carolina, Clinchfield & Ohio Railroad; of the 80 bridges built on the line, the only Baltimore (Pratt) through truss bridge on the entire 277-mile line
Railroads: - CSX Railroad (CSX)
- Carolina, Clinchfield & Ohio Railroad (CCO; Clinchfield)
Design: Baltimore through truss. Most BTT bridges are designed for heavy railroad usage.
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 120.0 ft.
Total length: 372.0 ft.
Also called: CSX - Starnes Bend Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +36.71892, -82.63178 (decimal degrees)
36°43'08" N, 82°37'54" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/354272/4064933 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Clinchport
Inventory number: BH 43192 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

August 24, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Corrected railroad
November 20, 2010: Updated by Matthew Ridpath: Added Coordinates.
January 2, 2010: Updated by Calvin Sneed: http://www.csx.com/
December 31, 2009: Updated by Calvin Sneed: CSX spokesperson says CSX Transportation includes rail. intermodal and transfer services. CSX Railroad is correct name for railroad only.
August 10, 2009: New photos from Calvin Sneed
August 9, 2009: Added by Calvin Sneed