Rating:
No votes cast

ACL - Belt Line Bridge

Richmond, Virginia

Photo 

ACL - Belt Line Bridge

view c1906

Photo from old postcard

Enlarge

BH Photo #532286

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Deck truss bridge over James River on ACL RR
Location
Richmond, Virginia
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1889
Railroad
- Atlantic Coast Line Railroad (ACL)
Design
Deck truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.53547, -77.49422   (decimal degrees)
37°32'08" N, 77°29'39" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/279622/4157199 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 98213 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (9,625)
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad (109)
Built 1889 (277)
Built during 1880s (2,391)
Deck truss (2,047)
James River (Virginia) (37)
Lost (31,786)
 Lost 1919 (50)
Lost during 1910s (827)
Owned by railroad (14,122)
Replaced by new bridge (21,679)
Richmond, Virginia (68)
Truss (38,302)
Virginia (1,435)

Update Log 

  • May 30, 2022: New photo from Geoff Hubbs

Related Bridges 

Sources 

  • Geoff Hubbs

Comments 

Post a comment here