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1st Street Bridge

Roanoke, Virginia

Photos 

Bridge deck

Main span from the south

Photo taken by Chris Patriarca

BH Photo #194389

Map 

Street View 

Description 

A new pony truss pedestrian bridge was constructed at the location of the old bridge. The new bridge is named the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Bridge.

According to The Roanoke Times the bridge was renovated in 2007 not replaced. It appears they removed one of the original 2 trusses and replaced it with pony plate girders. The Roanoke Times also claims this is the last truss in Roanoke.

Facts 

Overview
Pony truss bridge on 1st Street over the NS Railroad yard
Location
Roanoke, Virginia
Status
converted to pedestrian bridge
History
Built 1892.; Renovated in 2007 Built by N&W Railway
Railroad
- Norfolk & Western Railway (NW)
Design
Warren pony truss with alternating verticals
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 99.1 ft.
Total length: 316.0 ft.
Deck width: 16.7 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Also called
Henry Street Bridge
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.27336, -79.94236   (decimal degrees)
37°16'24" N, 79°56'32" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/593768/4125722 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Roanoke
Average daily traffic (as of 1994)
3,508
Inventory numbers
VA 21596 (Virginia bridge number)
BH 33824 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of December 2002)
Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 3 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

19th Century (8,332)
Built 1892 (238)
Built during 1890s (3,189)
Girder (11,163)
Have street view (28,882)
NR-eligible (4,106)
Norfolk & Western Railway (636)
Open to pedestrians (4,580)
Owned by city (6,078)
Plate girder (8,719)
Pony truss (17,004)
 Riveted (2,507)
Roanoke, Virginia (38)
Span length 75-100 feet (6,650)
Structurally deficient (12,893)
Through girder (4,185)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,505)
Truss (35,396)
Virginia (1,381)
Warren pony truss (3,554)
Warren pony truss with alternating verticals (784)
Warren truss (6,997)

Update Log 

  • March 8, 2017: Updated by Christopher Finigan: Added category "Riveted"
  • March 7, 2017: Updated by Royce and Bobette Haley: Design
  • February 20, 2017: New photos from Royce and Bobette Haley
  • February 18, 2017: Updated by Royce and Bobette Haley: Added date, added to description,add approach
  • February 27, 2011: New Street View added by Chris Patriarca
  • April 10, 2010: Updated by C Hanchey: Bridge was replaced by a new pony truss

Sources 

  • C Hanchey - cmh2315fl [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • Chris P.
  • Royce and Bobette Haley - roycehaley111 [at] yahoo [dot] com

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