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NS - Fifth Street Bridge

Chemung County, New York

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Overview
Girder bridge over Sidewalk, Fifth Street on Norfolk Southern
Location
Elmira, Chemung County, New York
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1936
Railroads
- Conrail (CR)
- Erie Lackawanna Railroad (EL)
- Erie Railroad (ERIE)
- Norfolk Southern Railway (NS)
Design
Steel pony plate girder with concrete facing + pedestrian side passages
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 33.8 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.09642, -76.80968   (decimal degrees)
42°05'47" N, 76°48'35" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/350350/4662066 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory numbers
NY 7700100 (New York State bridge identification number)
BH 85333 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Beam (15,725)
Built 1936 (1,158)
Built during 1930s (11,750)
Chemung County, New York (54)
Concrete stringer (801)
Conrail (1,559)
Curb Columns (167)
Elmira, New York (18)
Erie Lackawanna Railroad (395)
Erie Railroad (271)
 Girder (10,247)
Have street view (26,956)
New York (4,403)
Norfolk Southern Railway (1,919)
Open (39,897)
Owned by railroad (12,432)
Plate girder (7,933)
Railroad (15,438)
Span length 25-50 feet (15,673)
Through girder (3,813)

Update Log 

  • May 27, 2020: Updated by Ian Martin: Added detailed design
  • May 30, 2019: New Street View added by Dana and Kay Klein

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