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Grant Street Bridge
Facts
- Overview
- Warren through truss bridge over NS Railroad on Grant Street in Bluefield
- Location
- Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia
- Status
- Open to pedestrians only
- Future prospects
- Slated for demolition and replacement as soon as 2021!
- History
- Built 1941
- Builder
- - Virginia Bridge Co. of Roanoke, Virginia
- Railroads
- - Norfolk & Western Railway (NW)
- Norfolk Southern Railway (NS)
- Design
- 2 Warren through truss spans
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 142.1 ft.
Total length: 319.9 ft.
Deck width: 20.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 13.5 ft.
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +37.27219, -81.21740 (decimal degrees)
37°16'20" N, 81°13'03" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 17/480726/4125090 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Bluefield
- Average daily traffic (as of 2015)
- 750
- Inventory number
- BH 35382 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
- Inspection report (as of May 2017)
- Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
View more at BridgeReports.com
Update Log
- October 30, 2020: Updated by Nathan Holth: This bridge is now doomed.
- October 26, 2020: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
- March 23, 2020: New photo from Aaron Stone
- May 21, 2019: New photos from Timothy and Joann Phillips
- April 14, 2010: New Street View added by James Baughn
- January 5, 2009: Updated by Bob Morgan
Sources
- Bob Morgan - morgans212 [at] att [dot] net
- Timothy and Joann Phillips
- Aaron Stone
- City of Bluefield to sue Norfolk Southern Corporation over Grant Street Bridge | News | bdtonline.com - City Attorney Colin Cline said the City Board of Directors has instructed him to file the lawsuit. “Today our Board of Directors, upon the motion of Vice Mayor Barbara Thompson-Smith,
- Geoff Hubbs
- Nathan Holth
- News Article On Replacement Project
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I was coming back from vacation yesterday and decided to check out this bridge. Unfortunately, I found it closed. Just looked up why, and some links said it's due to safety concerns after inspection. There's discussion on making repairs to the bridge. That better be what they decide to do.