East River Norfolk Southern Railway Bridge (W)

Photos

Looking SE-North span

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in June 2017

BH Photo #394794

Dimensions and skew are estimates.

Overview: Warren deck truss with alternating verticals bridge over East River on NSRR
Location: Mercer County, West Virginia
Status: Open to traffic
Railroads: - Norfolk & Western Railway (N&W)
- Norfolk Southern Railway (NS)
Design: Warren deck truss with alternating verticals
Dimensions: Span length: 130.0 ft.
Total length: 130.0 ft.
Deck width: 30.0 ft.
Skew angle: 40 degrees
Approximate latitude, longitude: +37.35322, -80.87466 (decimal degrees)
37°21'12" N, 80°52'29" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/511100/4134064 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Narrows
Inventory number: BH 77692 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

East River Norfolk Southern Railway Bridge (W)

Posted June 20, 2017, by John Marvig

I would say the deck girder span is a modern span. I've seen spans similar to this with the fish belly type. Normally, they replace a truss.