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NS - French Broad River Bridge

Buncombe County, North Carolina

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NS - French Broad River Bridge

Photo taken by Mike Robbins

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BH Photo #462747

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Overview
Concrete deck girder bridge over French Broad River on NS RR
Location
Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina
Status
Open to traffic
Railroads
- Norfolk Southern Railway (NS)
- Southern Railway (SOU)
Design
Concrete deck girder
Dimensions
Total length: 733.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+35.59284, -82.57293   (decimal degrees)
35°35'34" N, 82°34'23" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/357504/3939929 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 87548 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Asheville, North Carolina (10)
Built 1910 (1,208)
Built during 1910s (9,975)
Buncombe County, North Carolina (36)
Concrete girder (1,075)
Deck girder (6,308)
French Broad River (6)
Girder (11,179)
 Have street view (28,926)
Norfolk Southern Railway (2,095)
North Carolina (1,034)
Open (40,970)
Owned by railroad (13,506)
Southern Railway (383)
Total length 500-1000 feet (3,066)

Update Log 

  • April 12, 2021: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • December 20, 2019: New photos from Geoff Hubbs

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Sources 

  • Geoff Hubbs
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NS - French Broad River Bridge
Posted July 28, 2021, by Michael G Smith (mgsrecruiting [at] gmail [dot] com)

According to "Engineering Record" January 7, 1911, page 12, "The French Broad River Bridge, Southern Railway":

"Work was commenced on the bridge in October, 1906, and was prosecuted until November 1907, when operations were discontinued until April 1909. The work was carried on continuously from that date until completion in May 1910."

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