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YVRR - Elkin Creek Bridge

Surry County, North Carolina

Photos 

Looking South

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in June 2017

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BH Photo #394100

Map 

Street View 

Description 

Dimensions are estimates

Facts 

Overview
Warren through truss bridge over Elkin Creek on Yadkin Valley Railroad
Location
Elkin, Surry County, North Carolina
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1899
Builder
- Phoenix Bridge Co. of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
Railroad
- Yadkin Valley Railroad (YVRR)
Design
Warren through truss with all verticals
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 133.0 ft.
Total length: 180.0 ft.
Deck width: 15.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+36.24232, -80.85338   (decimal degrees)
36°14'32" N, 80°51'12" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/513174/4010835 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Elkin South
Inventory number
BH 75822 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (8,750)
6-panel truss (832)
Beam (16,984)
Built 1899 (433)
Built during 1890s (3,236)
Elkin, North Carolina (6)
Have street view (29,305)
Laced endposts (165)
North Carolina (1,037)
Open (41,013)
Owned by railroad (13,597)
Phoenix Bridge Co. (247)
Pin-connected (4,911)
 Railroad (16,555)
Riveted (2,578)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,462)
Surry County, North Carolina (17)
Through truss (17,332)
Timber stringer (4,359)
Total length 175-250 feet (4,535)
Truss (36,106)
Warren through truss (1,714)
Warren through truss with all verticals (447)
Warren truss (7,056)
Yadkin Valley Railroad (11)

Update Log 

  • August 5, 2020: New photos from Patrick Gurwell
  • June 14, 2017: New photos from Royce and Bobette Haley
  • June 11, 2017: Updated by Royce and Bobette Haley: Added categories "6-panel truss", "Riveted"
  • February 28, 2017: New Street View added by Luke

Sources 

  • Luke
  • Royce and Bobette Haley - roycehaley111 [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • Patrick Gurwell - pgurwell [at] gmail [dot] com

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