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NS - NC 2416 Overpass

Gaston County, North Carolina

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Street View 

Facts 

Overview
Wooden bridge over NC 2416 on Ca&NW Railroad
Location
Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina
Status
Removed but not replaced
History
Built 1938
Railroads
- Carolina & Northwestern Railroad (Ca&NW)
- Norfolk & Western Railway (NW)
- Norfolk Southern Railway (NS)
- Southern Railway (SOU)
Design
Timber stringer
Dimensions
Span length: 82.0 ft.
Total length: 82.0 ft.
Also called
SOU- NC 2416 Overpass
N&W - NC 2416 Overpass
Ca&NW - NC 2416 Overpass
Approximate latitude, longitude
+35.17024, -81.19504   (decimal degrees)
35°10'13" N, 81°11'42" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/482238/3891939 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Gastonia South
Average daily traffic (as of 1995)
5,100
Inventory numbers
NC 710301 (North Carolina bridge number)
BH 23257 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of July 1998)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Beam (17,107)
Built 1938 (907)
Built during 1930s (12,247)
Carolina & Northwestern Railroad (2)
Gaston County, North Carolina (23)
Gastonia, North Carolina (1)
Have street view (29,890)
Lost (29,975)
Norfolk & Western Railway (651)
 Norfolk Southern Railway (2,151)
North Carolina (1,067)
One-lane traffic (7,995)
Owned by railroad (13,727)
Railroad (16,665)
Southern Railway (390)
Span length 75-100 feet (6,732)
Timber stringer (4,390)
Total length 75-100 feet (6,939)

Update Log 

  • October 31, 2017: Updated by Royce and Bobette Haley: status
  • February 6, 2015: New Street View added by Dave King
  • February 3, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Added categories "Railroad", "Carolina & Northwestern Railroad"

Sources 

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

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