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NS - Tug Fork Bridge - Williamson

Mingo County, West Virginia, and Pike County, Kentucky

Photos 

Profile from Kentucky side profile, looking east

Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in December 2014

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BH Photo #356289

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Baltimore through truss bridge over Tug Fork on Norfolk Southern Railway
Location
Williamson, Mingo County, West Virginia, and Pike County, Kentucky
Status
Open to traffic
Railroads
- Norfolk & Western Railway (NW)
- Norfolk Southern Railway (NS)
Design
Baltimore through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.66398, -82.27163   (decimal degrees)
37°39'50" N, 82°16'18" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/387844/4169293 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Williamson
Inventory number
BH 54415 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Baltimore through truss (349)
Baltimore truss (386)
Kentucky (1,378)
Mingo County, West Virginia (39)
Norfolk & Western Railway (639)
Norfolk Southern Railway (2,103)
Open (41,023)
Owned by railroad (13,606)
Pike County, Kentucky (31)
 Railroad (16,559)
Riveted (2,582)
Skewed (5,026)
State line crossing (924)
Through truss (17,377)
Truss (36,155)
West Virginia (1,554)
Williamson, West Virginia (1)

Update Log 

  • June 25, 2016: New photos from Calvin Sneed
  • November 11, 2012: Updated by J.P.: Added categories "Norfolk Southern Railway", "Riveted", "Skewed", "Railroad"

Sources 

  • J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Calvin Sneed - us43137415 [at] yahoo [dot] com

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