Historic Bridges
of the United States
Southern Railroad Bridge
Wise County
,
Virginia
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Facts
Overview
Rainbow arch bridge over Route 744 on Norfolk Southern Railroad in Norton
Location
Wise County
,
Virginia
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1907
Design
Concrete through arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 16.1 ft.
Total length: 16.1 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+36.92833, -82.65667
(decimal degrees)
36°55'42" N, 82°39'24" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/352452/4088203
(zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Norton
Inventory number
BH 33913
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Average daily traffic
(as of 2003)
381
Categories
Arch
(7,691)
Built 1907
(223)
Built during 1900s
(2,507)
One-lane traffic
(6,989)
Open
(22,278)
Owned by railroad
(743)
Rainbow arch
(157)
Span length under 25 feet
(2,831)
Total length under 25 feet
(1,046)
Virginia
(381)
Wise County, Virginia
(9)
Update Log
July 30, 2008: Updated by Calvin Sneed
Sources
Calvin Sneed -
us43137415 [at] yahoo [dot] com
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