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Fisher River Yadkin Valley Railroad Bridge

Surry County, North Carolina

Photos 

Looking NE

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in June 2017

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BH Photo #393918

Map 

Description 

Dimensions are estimates

Facts 

Overview
Pratt through truss bridge over Fisher River on YVRR
Location
Surry County, North Carolina
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1902
Builder
- American Bridge Co. of New York
Railroad
- Yadkin Valley Railroad (YVRR)
Design
Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 142.0 ft.
Total length: 456.0 ft.
Deck width: 20.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+36.26788, -80.69297   (decimal degrees)
36°16'04" N, 80°41'35" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/527577/4013704 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Copeland
Inventory number
BH 77589 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

6-panel truss (826)
American Bridge Co. (1,674)
Built 1902 (590)
Built during 1900s (7,686)
Deck girder (6,338)
Girder (11,228)
North Carolina (1,037)
Open (41,012)
Owned by railroad (13,567)
Pin-connected (4,876)
 Pratt through truss (6,129)
Pratt truss (10,405)
Riveted (2,568)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,454)
Surry County, North Carolina (17)
Through truss (17,226)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,545)
Truss (35,981)
Yadkin Valley Railroad (11)

Update Log 

  • June 14, 2017: Added by Royce and Bobette Haley
  • June 13, 2017: New photos from Royce and Bobette Haley

Sources 

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

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