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Seaboard System Railroad Overpass

Suffolk, Virginia

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Looking SW

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in May 2018

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BH Photo #426491

Map 

Description 

Dimensions are estimates

Facts 

Overview
Pony/through plate girder bridge over SCLRR on SBDRR
Location
Suffolk, Virginia
Status
Intact but closed to all traffic
History
Built 1906
Builder
- Virginia Bridge & Iron Co. of Roanoke, Virginia [also known as Virginia Bridge Co.]
Railroads
- Atlantic Coast Line Railroad (ACL)
- Seaboard Coast Line Railroad (SCL)
- Seaboard System Railroad (SBD)
Design
Pony plate girder
Dimensions
Span length: 90.0 ft.
Total length: 90.0 ft.
Deck width: 15.0 ft.
Skew angle
45 degrees
Approximate latitude, longitude
+36.73952, -76.56029   (decimal degrees)
36°44'22" N, 76°33'37" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/360694/4067111 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 81420 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Atlantic Coast Line Railroad (97)
Built 1906 (636)
Built during 1900s (7,362)
Closed (2,691)
Girder (10,429)
Owned by railroad (12,651)
Plate girder (8,089)
Railroad (15,767)
Seaboard Coast Line Railroad (199)
 Seaboard System Railroad (105)
Skewed (4,932)
Span length 75-100 feet (6,470)
Suffolk, Virginia (20)
Through girder (3,888)
Total length 75-100 feet (6,612)
Virginia (1,272)
Virginia Bridge & Iron Co. (199)
Virginia Bridge Co. (53)

Update Log 

  • May 2, 2018: New photos from Royce and Bobette Haley
  • April 29, 2018: Added by Royce and Bobette Haley

Sources 

  • Royce and Bobette Haley - roycehaley111 [at] yahoo [dot] com

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