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Blackwood Road Bridge

Wise County, Virginia
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Photo taken by Calvin Sneed

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Description 

Bridge was built apparently with nearby timber and frabricated steel, skewed about 45 degrees over water surface. Brige abandoned in 1942 by steel stringer/girder bridge built alongside of it.

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Overview
Bridge over Powell River, North Fork on Blackwood Road
Location
Wise County, Virginia
Status
Closed to all traffic
History
Homemade timber and steel deck truss built over the Powell River, North Fork
Builder
- Unknown
Design
Abandoned timber and steel deck truss bridge
Dimensions
Total length: 73.1 ft.
Skew angle
45 degrees
Approximate latitude, longitude
+36.92874, -82.69133   (decimal degrees)
36°55'43" N, 82°41'29" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/349365/4088303 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Norton
Inventory number
BH 46142 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

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Closed (2,071)
Have street view (9,883)
Lost 1942 (2)
Lost during 1940s (58)
Mystery (66)
Skewed (4,080)
Total length 50-75 feet (6,894)
Unknown (12)
Virginia (540)
Wise County, Virginia (20)

Update Log 

  • September 12, 2010: Added by Calvin Sneed

Sources 

  • Calvin Sneed - us43137415 [at] yahoo [dot] com

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