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American Tobacco Trail Bridge

Durham County, North Carolina

Photos 

Westbound

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in December 2017

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BH Photo #413658

Map 

Description 

Dimensions are estimates. "The bridge is the second bicycle/pedestrian bridge in the United States with an arch-support, stress-ribbon design. Its completion means the American Tobacco Trail now extends from N.C. Highway 54 at Fayetteville Road to the Chatham County line and beyond. It also fills a link in the East Coast Greenway, which runs from Florida to Maine."-http://www.wral.com/tobacco-trail-bridge-over-i-40-opens/13413662/

Facts 

Overview
Deck arch bridge over I-40 on American Tobacco Trail
Location
Durham, Durham County, North Carolina
Status
Open to pedestrians only
History
Built 2012-2014 2nd trail bridge in the US with an arch-support, stress-ribbon design
Design
Steel arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 270.0 ft.
Total length: 268.0 ft.
Deck width: 16.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+35.90736, -78.94324   (decimal degrees)
35°54'27" N, 78°56'36" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/685599/3975628 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Southwest Durham
Inventory number
BH 79581 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Arch (12,150)
Built 2014 (43)
Built during 2010s (437)
Deck arch (11,388)
Durham County, North Carolina (27)
Durham, North Carolina (20)
 Modern (2,445)
North Carolina (965)
Open to pedestrians (4,249)
Span length 250-500 feet (1,196)
Steel arch (378)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,254)

Update Log 

  • December 17, 2017: Added by Royce and Bobette Haley
  • December 16, 2017: New photos from Royce and Bobette Haley

Sources 

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

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