N&W - East Branch Elizabeth River Bascule Bridge

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N&W - East Branch Elizabeth River Bridge

Closed for railroad traffic

Photo taken by Douglas Butler

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BH Photo #283896

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Facts 

Overview

Warren through truss bridge over East Branch Elizabeth River on Norfolk & Western RR

Location

Norfolk, Virginia

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built in 1908; east of 2 parallel bascules, still in place of heavy use of train traffic.

Builder

- Scherzer Rolling Lift Bridge Co. of Chicago, Illinois

Railroad

- Norfolk & Western Railway (NW)

Design

Warren through truss rolling lift bascule

Approximate latitude, longitude

+36.83947, -76.27469   (decimal degrees)
36°50'22" N, 76°16'29" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

18/386342/4077822 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Norfolk South

Inventory number

BH 61014 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

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Update Log 

• August 6, 2020: New photo from Douglas Butler
• May 20, 2014: Added by Douglas Butler

Sources 

• Douglas Butler
• Luke

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