5th Street Southern Railway Bridge

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5th Street Southern Railway Bridge pano3

Looking East

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in June 2015

BH Photo #330090

Total length and width are estimates.

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)