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Shaffer's Crossing Norfolk Southern Railway Bridge No. 1

Roanoke, Virginia

Photos 

Looking North

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in February 2017

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BH Photo #379793

Map 

Street View 

Description 

Dimensions are estimates. Bridge No.1 is the southernmost of the five crossings here.

Facts 

Overview
Slab bridge over Boulevard Street SW on NSRR
Location
Roanoke, Virginia
Status
Open to traffic
Railroads
- Norfolk & Western Railway (NW)
- Norfolk Southern Railway (NS)
Design
Slab
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 38.0 ft.
Total length: 40.0 ft.
Deck width: 35.0 ft.
Also called
Boulevard Street SW Norfolk Southern Railway Bridge No.1
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.27843, -79.97685   (decimal degrees)
37°16'42" N, 79°58'37" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/590704/4126251 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Roanoke
Inventory number
BH 69741 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Have street view (28,893)
Norfolk & Western Railway (636)
Norfolk Southern Railway (2,093)
Open (40,969)
Owned by railroad (13,494)
Railroad (16,455)
 Roanoke, Virginia (38)
Slab (2,225)
Span length 25-50 feet (16,218)
Total length 25-50 feet (11,498)
Virginia (1,381)

Update Log 

  • February 22, 2017: New photos from Royce and Bobette Haley
  • November 17, 2015: Added by Royce and Bobette Haley

Sources 

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

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