Smith River Carolina & Northwestern Railroad Bridge

Photos 

Looking NW

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in August 2017

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BH Photo #401079

Map 

Description 

Facts 

Overview

Deck plate girder bridge over Smith River on CNWRR/NSRR

Location

Eden, Rockingham County, North Carolina

Status

Intact but closed to all traffic

History

Built 1913

Builder

- Virginia Bridge & Iron Co. of Roanoke, Virginia [also known as Virginia Bridge Co.]

Railroads

- Carolina & Northwestern Railroad (Ca&NW)
- Norfolk Southern Railway (NS)

Design

Deck plate girder

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 97.0 ft.
Total length: 792.0 ft.
Deck width: 10.0 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+36.51365, -79.75083   (decimal degrees)
36°30'49" N, 79°45'03" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

17/611852/4041647 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Northwest Eden

Inventory number

BH 78107 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• August 26, 2017: Updated by Luke: Corrected RR: Chicago & Northwestern did not operate in the Carolinas
• August 26, 2017: Added by Royce and Bobette Haley

Sources 

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

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