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CSX - Neuse River Bridge

Wake County, North Carolina

Photos 

looking West. Abandoned piers and new bridge

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in July 2015

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BH Photo #334198

Map 

Description 

New bridge at crossing, Neuse River CSX Transportation Bridge, is a deck plate girder with steel stringer approaches. Estimated dimensions are L-361', LS-104' and W-13'. Three main spans.

Facts 

Overview
Lost Bridge over Neuse River on CSX RR
Location
Wake Forest, Wake County, North Carolina
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built ca.1836
Railroads
- CSX Railroad (CSX)
- Raleigh & Gaston Railroad
- Seaboard Air Line Railway (SAL)
- Seaboard Coast Line Railroad (SCL)
Also called
SAL - Neuse River Bridge
SBD - Neuse River Bridge
SCL - Neuse River Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+35.90995, -78.55778   (decimal degrees)
35°54'36" N, 78°33'28" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/720382/3976715 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Wake Forest
Inventory number
BH 68558 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,627)
Built during 1830s (199)
CSX Railroad (1,668)
Lost (24,984)
Lost during 1970s (792)
North Carolina (966)
Railroad (15,601)
 Raleigh & Gaston Railroad (3)
Replaced by new bridge (16,778)
Seaboard Air Line Railway (116)
Seaboard Coast Line Railroad (198)
Wake County, North Carolina (37)
Wake Forest, North Carolina (2)

Update Log 

  • August 4, 2015: New photos from Royce and Bobette Haley
  • August 2, 2015: Added by Royce and Bobette Haley

Sources 

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

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