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NS - Third Creek Bridge

Rowan County, North Carolina

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Facts 

Overview
Pratt deck truss bridge over Third Creek on Norfolk Southern Railway
Location
Rowan County, North Carolina
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1910
Builder
- Phoenix Bridge Co. of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
Railroads
- Norfolk Southern Railway (NS)
- Southern Railway (SOU)
Design
Pratt deck truss
Dimensions
Span length: 130.0 ft.
Total length: 130.0 ft.
Deck width: 15.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+35.73813, -80.70218   (decimal degrees)
35°44'17" N, 80°42'08" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/526930/3954944 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Cleveland
Inventory number
BH 67171 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

6-panel truss (825)
Built 1910 (1,214)
Built during 1910s (10,014)
Deck truss (1,940)
Norfolk Southern Railway (2,101)
North Carolina (1,037)
Open (41,014)
Owned by railroad (13,566)
Phoenix Bridge Co. (247)
 Pratt deck truss (410)
Pratt truss (10,403)
Railroad (16,518)
Rowan County, North Carolina (12)
Southern Railway (385)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,454)
Stone Abutments (137)
Total length 125-175 feet (6,231)
Truss (35,929)

Update Log 

  • May 27, 2019: Updated by Royce and Bobette Haley: Added categories "Phoenix Bridge Co.", "6-panel truss", "Stone Abutments"

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