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SOU/NS - 5th Street Bridge

Forsyth County, North Carolina

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5th Street Southern Railway Bridge pano3

Looking East

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in June 2015

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BH Photo #330090

Map 

Street View 

Description 

Total length and width are estimates.

Facts 

Overview
1928 Pony/through plate girder bridge over 5th St on SOURR/NSRR
Location
Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina
Status
Open to traffic
Builder
- Virginia Bridge & Iron Co. of Roanoke, Virginia [also known as Virginia Bridge Co.]
Railroads
- Norfolk Southern Railway (NS)
- Southern Railway (SOU)
Design
Pony plate girder with flooring system
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 62.0 ft.
Total length: 155.0 ft.
Deck width: 22.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+36.10023, -80.24231   (decimal degrees)
36°06'01" N, 80°14'32" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/568203/3995331 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Winston-Salem East
Inventory numbers
NC 670304 (North Carolina bridge number)
BH 68077 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Beam (16,871)
Built 1928 (1,221)
Built during 1920s (10,256)
Forsyth County, North Carolina (72)
Girder (11,163)
Have street view (28,880)
Norfolk Southern Railway (2,093)
North Carolina (1,033)
Open (40,960)
Owned by railroad (13,486)
 Plate girder (8,719)
Railroad (16,447)
Southern Railway (383)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,415)
Steel stringer (6,707)
Through girder (4,185)
Total length 125-175 feet (6,177)
Virginia Bridge & Iron Co. (204)
Virginia Bridge Co. (53)
Winston-Salem, North Carolina (61)

Update Log 

  • June 22, 2015: New photos from Royce and Bobette Haley
  • June 17, 2015: Added by Royce and Bobette Haley

Sources 

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

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