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W Friendly Avenue Bridge

Guilford County, North Carolina

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W Friendly Avenue Southern Railway Bridge pano4

Looking South

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in April 2015

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BH Photo #329302

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Street View 

Facts 

Overview
1936 concrete tee beam bridge over NSRR/SOURR on Friendly Ave
Location
Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1936
Railroads
- Norfolk Southern Railway (NS)
- Southern Railway (SOU)
Design
Tee beam
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 43.0 ft.
Total length: 169.0 ft.
Deck width: 40.0 ft.
Also called
Gaston Street Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+36.07297, -79.79925   (decimal degrees)
36°04'23" N, 79°47'57" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/608123/3992709 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Greensboro
Inventory numbers
000000000810181
BH 66788 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Beam (15,937)
Built 1936 (1,162)
Built during 1930s (11,803)
Concrete tee beam (3,190)
Greensboro, North Carolina (34)
Guilford County, North Carolina (47)
Have street view (27,142)
Norfolk Southern Railway (1,972)
 North Carolina (973)
Open (40,030)
Owned by state (16,110)
Railroad (15,696)
Southern Railway (369)
Span length 25-50 feet (15,741)
Total length 125-175 feet (5,949)

Update Log 

  • April 7, 2015: Added by Royce and Bobette Haley

Sources 

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

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