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NS - Rich Fork Bridge

Davidson County, North Carolina

Photos 

Rich Fork Norfolk Southern Bridge pano1

Looking North

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in April 2015

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BH Photo #322675

Map 

Description 

Dimensions are estimates

Facts 

Overview
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Rich Fork on NSRR
Location
Davidson County, North Carolina
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1907
Builder
- Lanes Bros. Co. & Jones
Railroads
- Norfolk Southern Railway (NS)
- North Carolina Railroad Co. (NCRR)
- Southern Railway (SOU)
Design
Closed-spandrel arch
Dimensions
Total length: 164.0 ft.
Deck width: 26.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+35.84370, -80.19244   (decimal degrees)
35°50'37" N, 80°11'33" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/572927/3966914 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Lexington East
Inventory number
BH 66997 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Arch (12,684)
Built 1907 (751)
Built during 1900s (7,682)
Closed-spandrel arch (4,268)
Davidson County, North Carolina (22)
Deck arch (11,919)
Lanes Bros. Co. & Jones (3)
Norfolk Southern Railway (2,101)
 North Carolina (1,037)
North Carolina Railroad Co. (41)
Open (41,012)
Owned by railroad (13,564)
Railroad (16,512)
Southern Railway (385)
Total length 125-175 feet (6,227)

Update Log 

  • April 20, 2021: New photo from Dave King
  • April 15, 2015: New photo from Royce and Bobette Haley
  • April 13, 2015: Added by Royce and Bobette Haley

Sources 

  • Royce and Bobette Haley - roycehaley111 [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com

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