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NS - Goodwins Chapel Road Overpass

Mercer County, West Virginia

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Looking SW

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in June 2017

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BH Photo #396644

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Description 

Heavy duty pony plate girder.

Facts 

Overview
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Goodwins Chapel Road/East River on Railroad
Location
Mercer County, West Virginia
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1970
Railroads
- Norfolk & Western Railway (N&W)
- Norfolk Southern Railway (NS)
- Virginian Railway (VGN)
Design
Pony plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 124.0 ft.
Total length: 127.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.34768, -80.91830   (decimal degrees)
37°20'52" N, 80°55'06" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/507236/4133445 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Oakvale
Average daily traffic (as of 1997)
850
Inventory number
BH 55745 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of December 1999)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Built 1970 (108)
Built during 1970s (871)
East River (West Virginia) (12)
Girder (9,223)
Have street view (25,503)
Mercer County, West Virginia (63)
Norfolk & Western Railway (350)
Norfolk Southern Railway (1,570)
Open (38,326)
 Owned by railroad (11,181)
Plate girder (7,028)
Railroad (14,423)
Skewed (4,813)
Span length 100-125 feet (4,239)
Through girder (3,434)
Total length 125-175 feet (5,678)
Virginian Railway (30)
West Virginia (1,444)

Update Log 

  • July 12, 2017: New photos from Royce and Bobette Haley
  • March 9, 2013: Added by Luke Harden

Sources 

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

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