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N&WRR - Kanawha Canal Bridge

Richmond VA

Photo taken by Douglas Butler

BH Photo #289437

Overview: Bascule bridge over Great Ship Lock Canal on Norfolk Southern Railway
Location: Richmond, Virginia
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built by Southern Railway 1929, gears removed and bridge welded into place 1982
Builder: - Virginia Bridge & Iron Co. of Roanoke, Virginia [also known as Virginia Bridge Co.]
Railroads: - Norfolk Southern Railway (NS)
- Southern Railway (SOU)
Design: Movable pony plate girder bascule, Scherzer rolling lift design
Approximate latitude, longitude: +37.52679, -77.42173 (decimal degrees)
37°31'36" N, 77°25'18" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/286003/4156069 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Richmond
Inventory number: BH 62009 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

December 26, 2021: Updated by Dylan Clarke: Added category "Former moveable bridge"
December 4, 2017: Updated by Alexander D. Mitchell IV: added build and "closure" dates, and photo
November 22, 2017: New photos from Royce and Bobette Haley
January 28, 2016: New Street View added by Douglas Butler
December 3, 2015: New Street View added by Douglas Butler
December 17, 2014: Photo imported by Dave King
July 26, 2014: New Street View added by Luke
July 26, 2014: Added by Douglas Butler