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Big Pine Creek Blue Ridge Parkway Bridge No. 5

Alleghany County, North Carolina

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Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in October 2015

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BH Photo #348467

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Description 

Built at a cost of $12,000

Facts 

Overview
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Big Pine Creek on Blue Ridge Parkway
Location
Alleghany County, North Carolina
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1936
Design
Closed-spandrel arch
Dimensions
Span length: 44.0 ft.
Total length: 44.0 ft.
Deck width: 30.5 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+36.49395, -80.96733   (decimal degrees)
36°29'38" N, 80°58'02" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/502925/4038737 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Roaring Gap
Inventory number
BH 70755 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Alleghany County, North Carolina (21)
Arch (12,102)
Blue Ridge Parkway (81)
Built 1936 (1,158)
Built during 1930s (11,749)
Closed-spandrel arch (3,994)
Deck arch (11,341)
 Have street view (26,950)
North Carolina (965)
Open (39,885)
Owned by National Park Service (467)
Owned by federal government (1,219)
Span length 25-50 feet (15,669)
Total length 25-50 feet (11,194)

Update Log 

  • February 4, 2016: Added by Royce and Bobette Haley

Sources 

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

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