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NS - Ingleside Road Bridge No. 4

Mercer County, West Virginia

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Looking North-South track

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in June 2017

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BH Photo #394892

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Street View 

Description 

Dimensions are estimates. Original abutments appear to be 1922, possibly raised in 1930, one span dated 1947.

Facts 

Overview
Deck plate girder bridge over Ingleside Rd;East River on NSRR
Location
Mercer County, West Virginia
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1922
Builder
- Mt. Vernon Bridge Co. of Mt. Vernon, Ohio
Railroads
- Norfolk & Western Railway (NW)
- Norfolk Southern Railway (NS)
Design
Deck plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 50.0 ft.
Total length: 92.0 ft.
Deck width: 23.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.31230, -81.02840   (decimal degrees)
37°18'44" N, 81°01'42" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/497483/4129517 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Princeton
Inventory number
BH 77669 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1922 (694)
Built during 1920s (9,922)
Deck girder (5,745)
East River (West Virginia) (12)
Girder (10,234)
Have street view (26,947)
Mercer County, West Virginia (66)
Mt. Vernon Bridge Co. (60)
Norfolk & Western Railway (556)
 Norfolk Southern Railway (1,919)
Open (39,882)
Owned by railroad (12,423)
Plate girder (7,923)
Skewed (4,906)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,073)
Stone Abutments (85)
Total length 75-100 feet (6,584)
West Virginia (1,486)

Update Log 

  • July 8, 2017: Added by Royce and Bobette Haley

Sources 

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

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