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NS - Big Moccasin Creek Bridge

Scott County, Virginia

Photo 

Big Moccasin Creek bridge

Looking south, toward highway. Little concrete bridge beyond carries Alley Valley Road, too.

Photo taken by Bob Lawrence in December 2011

BH Photo #222507

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Facts 

Overview
Deck plate girder bridge over Big Moccasin Creek & Alley Valley Road on Norfolk Southern
Location
Gate City, Scott County, Virginia
Status
Open to traffic
History
Installed in 1910 by railroad
Builders
- Phoenix Bridge Co. of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
- Unknown Philadelphia company (name plate eroded)
Railroad
- Norfolk Southern Railway (NS)
Design
Deck plate girder
Dimensions
Total length: 79.0 ft.
Deck width: 17.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+36.63710, -82.55781   (decimal degrees)
36°38'14" N, 82°33'28" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/360731/4055745 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Gate City
Elevation
1228 ft. above sea level
Inventory number
BH 50719 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1909 (717)
Built during 1900s (6,746)
Deck girder (4,994)
Gate City, Virginia (1)
Girder (9,039)
Norfolk Southern Railway (1,534)
Open (38,342)
Owned by railroad (10,966)
 Phoenix Bridge Co. (168)
Plate girder (6,874)
Railroad (14,263)
Scott County, Virginia (45)
Total length 75-100 feet (6,341)
Unknown Philadelphia company (1)
Virginia (1,104)
Weber City, Virginia (1)

Update Log 

  • December 27, 2011: Added by Bob Lawrence

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