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CSX - Smith Creek Railroad Bridge

New Hanover County, North Carolina

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CSX - Smith Creek Bridge

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Description 

Dimensions are estimates

Facts 

Overview
Pratt through truss bridge over Smith Creek on CSX RR
Location
Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina
Status
Open to traffic
Railroads
- Atlantic Coast Line Railroad (ACL)
- CSX Railroad (CSX)
- Seaboard Coast Line Railroad (SCL)
- Wilmington & Weldon Railroad (W&W)
Design
7-panel, riveted Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 186.0 ft.
Total length: 216.0 ft.
Deck width: 30.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+34.25705, -77.93028   (decimal degrees)
34°15'25" N, 77°55'49" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/230169/3794544 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 81444 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Atlantic Coast Line Railroad (108)
CSX Railroad (1,772)
Deck girder (6,348)
Girder (11,243)
Have street view (29,323)
Hightsville, North Carolina (1)
New Hanover County, North Carolina (22)
North Carolina (1,037)
Open (41,016)
Owned by railroad (13,601)
Plate girder (8,788)
 Pratt through truss (6,148)
Pratt truss (10,430)
Railroad (16,559)
Seaboard Coast Line Railroad (213)
Span length 175-250 feet (2,080)
Through truss (17,370)
Total length 175-250 feet (4,535)
Truss (36,146)
Wilmington & Weldon Railroad (4)
Wilmington, North Carolina (12)

Update Log 

  • December 4, 2020: Updated by Tony Dillon: Added truss type
  • December 4, 2020: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • May 1, 2018: Added by Royce and Bobette Haley

Sources 

  • Royce and Bobette Haley - roycehaley111 [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • Geoff Hubbs
  • Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com

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