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WACR - Barton River Bridge (Orleans North)

Orleans County, Vermont

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WACR - Barton River Bridge (Orleans North)

Overview

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in June 2016

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BH Photo #358586

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Overview
Double barreled pony plate girder bridge over Barton River on Washington County Railroad
Location
Orleans, Orleans County, Vermont
Status
One lane open for traffic. Second lane abandonded
History
Built 1912 by Phoenix Bridge Co.
Builder
- Phoenix Bridge Co. of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
Railroad
- Washington County Railroad (WACR)
Design
Double barreled Pony plate girder
Dimensions
Total length: 63.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.80848, -72.20425   (decimal degrees)
44°48'31" N, 72°12'15" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/721081/4965478 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Orleans
Inventory number
BH 72775 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1912 (886)
Built during 1910s (10,081)
Double-barreled (110)
Girder (11,357)
Open (41,214)
Orleans County, Vermont (25)
Orleans, Vermont (2)
Owned by railroad (13,743)
 Phoenix Bridge Co. (247)
Plate girder (8,886)
Riveted (2,654)
Through girder (4,273)
Total length 50-75 feet (9,726)
Vermont (688)
Washington County Railroad (32)

Update Log 

  • July 15, 2016: Added by Michael Quiet

Sources 

  • Michael Quiet - mquiet [at] gmail [dot] com

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