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NS - Ingleside Road Bridge No. 5

Mercer County, West Virginia

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Looking South-North Track

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in June 2017

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BH Photo #394913

Map 

Street View 

Description 

Dimensions are estimates. NBI date 1922, Both western (river) spans dated 1918, NE span dated 1923

Facts 

Overview
Deck plate girder bridge over Ingleside Rd;East River on NSRR
Location
Mercer County, West Virginia
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1918
Builder
- Virginia Bridge & Iron Co. of Roanoke, Virginia [also known as Virginia Bridge Co.]
Railroads
- Norfolk & Western Railway (NW)
- Norfolk Southern Railway (NS)
Design
Deck plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 48.0 ft.
Total length: 90.0 ft.
Deck width: 20.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.32404, -80.99432   (decimal degrees)
37°19'27" N, 80°59'40" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/500503/4130820 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Oakvale
Inventory number
BH 77674 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1918 (497)
Built during 1910s (9,675)
Deck girder (5,777)
East River (West Virginia) (12)
Girder (10,299)
Have street view (27,065)
Mercer County, West Virginia (66)
Norfolk & Western Railway (561)
Norfolk Southern Railway (1,948)
Open (39,976)
 Owned by railroad (12,498)
Plate girder (7,983)
Skewed (4,915)
Span length 25-50 feet (15,708)
Stone Abutments (90)
Total length 75-100 feet (6,598)
Virginia Bridge & Iron Co. (192)
Virginia Bridge Co. (53)
West Virginia (1,494)

Update Log 

  • July 8, 2017: Added by Royce and Bobette Haley
  • June 20, 2017: New photos from Royce and Bobette Haley

Sources 

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

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