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Wasena Bridge

Roanoke, Virginia

Photos 

Looking NW

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in February 2017

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BH Photo #380324

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview
Deck plate girder bridge over Roanoke River/NSRR on Main Street
Location
Roanoke, Virginia
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1939
Railroads
- Norfolk & Western Railway (NW)
- Norfolk Southern Railway (NS)
Design
Deck plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 125.0 ft.
Total length: 831.1 ft.
Deck width: 54.5 ft.
Also called
Roanoke River Main Street Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.26685, -79.95675   (decimal degrees)
37°16'01" N, 79°57'24" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/592500/4124985 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Roanoke
Inventory number
BH 75703 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1939 (774)
Built during 1930s (11,775)
Deck girder (5,783)
Girder (10,307)
Haunched deck plate girder (91)
Have street view (27,081)
Norfolk & Western Railway (566)
Norfolk Southern Railway (1,956)
Open (39,995)
 Owned by city (5,492)
Plate girder (7,991)
Railroad (15,615)
Roanoke River (15)
Roanoke, Virginia (38)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,237)
Total length 500-1000 feet (2,880)
Virginia (1,238)

Update Log 

  • February 24, 2017: New photos from Royce and Bobette Haley
  • February 21, 2017: Added by Royce and Bobette Haley

Sources 

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

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