NS - Middle Fork Holston River Bridge

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NS - Middle Fork Holston River Bridge

Norfolk & Western 2-6-6-4 1218 on a June 1989 excursion crosses the Fox Valley Road overpass stone arch, made famous in a 1950s O. Winston Link night photo of a man and boy with a Christmas tree and a streamlined steam locomotive.

Mike Pierry Jr. via Facebook, used with permission

View this photo at scontent.fphl2-4.fna.fbcdn.net

BH Photo #412026

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview

Deck plate girder and stone arch bridge over Route 645 & Middle Fork Holston River on Railroad (NS)

Location

Adwolf, Smyth County, Virginia

Status

Open to traffic

History

Stone portion has date of 1896; rebuilt sections have a date of 1932

Railroad

- Norfolk Southern Railway (NS)

Design

Hybrid of stone arch and plate girder

Dimensions

Span length: 13.1 ft.
Total length: 13.1 ft.

Also called

NS - VA645 Overpass

Approximate latitude, longitude

+36.81204, -81.61947   (decimal degrees)
36°48'43" N, 81°37'10" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

17/444746/4074200 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Marion

Inventory numbers

VA 17623 (Virginia bridge number)
BH 33869 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• November 16, 2018: New photos from Timothy and Joann Phillips
• July 20, 2018: Updated by Luke: Reverted build date to 1932, as the main span dates to 1932
• July 20, 2018: Updated by Alexander D. Mitchell IV: Corrected build dates based on new photos
• July 20, 2018: New photos from Timothy Phillips
• November 27, 2017: Photo imported by Alexander D. Mitchell IV
• November 3, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Added type & city
• May 4, 2010: New Street View added by Nathan Holth

Sources 

• Nathan Holth
• Luke
• Timothy and Joann Phillips
• Alexander D. Mitchell IV

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