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NS - North Matewan Railroad Bridge

Mingo County, West Virginia, and Pike County, Kentucky

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NS - North Matewan Railroad Bridge

looking northwest

Photo taken by Billy Hager in 2016

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BH Photo #464597

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Baltimore through truss bridge over Tug Fork on Norfolk Southern Railway
Location
Mingo County, West Virginia, and Pike County, Kentucky
Status
Replaced by new bridges in April 2020
Builder
- Virginia Bridge & Iron Co. of Roanoke, Virginia [also known as Virginia Bridge Co.]
Railroads
- Norfolk & Western Railway (NW)
- Norfolk Southern Railway (NS)
Design
Baltimore through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.62649, -82.18176   (decimal degrees)
37°37'35" N, 82°10'54" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/395718/4165030 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Delbarton
Inventory number
BH 54419 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Baltimore through truss (349)
Baltimore truss (386)
Built 1913 (912)
Built during 1910s (10,027)
Kentucky (1,378)
Lost (29,326)
Lost 2020 (156)
Lost during 2020s (300)
Mingo County, West Virginia (39)
Norfolk & Western Railway (639)
Norfolk Southern Railway (2,103)
Owned by railroad (13,606)
 Pike County, Kentucky (31)
Railroad (16,559)
Replaced by new bridge (19,916)
Riveted (2,582)
Skewed (5,026)
State line crossing (924)
Through truss (17,377)
Truss (36,155)
Virginia Bridge & Iron Co. (206)
Virginia Bridge Co. (53)
West Virginia (1,554)

Update Log 

  • June 17, 2020: Updated by Luke: Corrected builder to pre-existing category
  • April 30, 2020: New photos from Geoff Hubbs
  • January 7, 2020: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • November 11, 2012: Updated by J.P.: Added categories "Norfolk Southern Railway", "Riveted", "Skewed", "Railroad"

Sources 

  • J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Geoff Hubbs
  • Luke

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