Bridgehunter.com | NS - Grand River Trestle

Photos

Looking east from Bank Street

Photo taken by Spacey Stacey Morgan in May 2018

BH Photo #428050

First train crossed replacement bridge Sept. 30th; bridge scheduled for dismantling/demolition by Great Lakes Construction by end of 2018.

Overview: Steel trestle over Grand River on Norfolk Southern Railway
Location: Painesville, Lake County, Ohio
Status: Intact but closed to all traffic
Future prospects: Bridge scheduled for dismantling/demolition by Great Lakes Construction by end of 2018
History: Built 1905
Railroads: - New York, Chicago, & St. Louis Railroad (NKP)
- Norfolk & Western Railway (N&W)
- Norfolk Southern Railway (NS)
Design: Deck plate girder
Dimensions: Total length: 1,308.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +41.71665, -81.22722 (decimal degrees)
41°42'60" N, 81°13'38" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/481098/4618342 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Painesville
Inventory number: BH 54839 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

October 2, 2018: Updated by Alexander D. Mitchell IV: New bridge in use; old bridge scheduled for demplition by end of 2018
May 17, 2018: New photos from Spacey Stacey Morgan
November 21, 2017: Updated by James Baughn: Bridge is undergoing replacement
December 6, 2012: Updated by J.P.: Added categories "Norfolk Southern Railway", "Steel trestle", "Railroad"

J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
Painesville's Norfolk and Southern Railroad bridge project pertinent to regional rail system - The News-Herald, Nov. 12, 2017
Spacey Stacey Morgan - spacey_stacey81 [at] yahoo [dot] com
Alexander D. Mitchell IV