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Indiana Avenue Norfolk and Western Railway Bridge

Forsyth County, North Carolina

Photos 

Looking NW

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in June 2015

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BH Photo #330628

Map 

Street View 

Description 

Skew is an estimate, 1927 date stamp can be found on the concrete abutment

Facts 

Overview
Steel stringer bridge over Indiana Avenue on NWRR
Location
Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1927
Railroads
- Norfolk & Western Railway (NW)
- Norfolk Southern Railway (NS)
Design
Steel stringer
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 39.0 ft.
Total length: 65.9 ft.
Skew angle
10 degrees
Approximate latitude, longitude
+36.12472, -80.23402   (decimal degrees)
36°07'29" N, 80°14'02" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/568927/3998053 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Winston-Salem East
Inventory numbers
NC 670338 (North Carolina bridge number)
BH 68186 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Beam (16,880)
Built 1927 (893)
Built during 1920s (10,256)
Curb Columns (167)
Forsyth County, North Carolina (72)
Have street view (28,893)
Norfolk & Western Railway (636)
Norfolk Southern Railway (2,093)
North Carolina (1,033)
 Open (40,968)
Owned by railroad (13,494)
Railroad (16,455)
Skewed (5,012)
Span length 25-50 feet (16,218)
Steel stringer (6,712)
Total length 50-75 feet (9,570)
Winston-Salem, North Carolina (61)

Update Log 

  • May 10, 2022: Updated by Dave King: Fixed build date based on state historical bridge survey
  • June 28, 2015: New photos from Royce and Bobette Haley
  • June 26, 2015: Added by Royce and Bobette Haley

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