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NS - South Fork Roanoke River Bridge (N)

Montgomery County, Virginia

Photos 

Looking North

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in February 2017

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BH Photo #380267

Map 

Street View 

Description 

Dimensions are estimates. Three tracks, four spans each. One track is no longer in use. Looks like the bridge may have been raised in 1925.

Facts 

Overview
Deck plate girder bridge over South Fork Roanoke River/Big Springs Dr on NSRR
Location
Elliston, Montgomery County, Virginia
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1906
Railroads
- Norfolk & Western Railway (NW)
- Norfolk Southern Railway (NS)
Design
Deck plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 41.0 ft.
Total length: 160.0 ft.
Deck width: 36.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.22186, -80.22798   (decimal degrees)
37°13'19" N, 80°13'41" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/568491/4119763 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Elliston
Inventory number
BH 75681 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1906 (624)
Built during 1900s (7,253)
Deck girder (5,777)
Elliston, Virginia (6)
Girder (10,299)
Have street view (27,066)
Montgomery County, Virginia (26)
Norfolk & Western Railway (561)
 Norfolk Southern Railway (1,949)
Open (39,979)
Owned by railroad (12,498)
Plate girder (7,983)
Span length 25-50 feet (15,709)
Total length 125-175 feet (5,937)
Virginia (1,231)

Update Log 

  • February 24, 2017: New photos from Royce and Bobette Haley
  • February 17, 2017: Added by Royce and Bobette Haley

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Sources 

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

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