Photos 

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Main Truss Span

Note that the front posts are of an unequal length

Photo taken by Matthew Ridpath

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Portal View

Photo taken by Matthew Ridpath

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Front Post/Top Chord Connection

Photo taken by Matthew Ridpath

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Lower Chord Connection and Sidewalk Cantilever

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Front Post/Bottom Chord Connection and Bearing

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Approach to the bridge

Photo taken by Matthew Ridpath

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Map 

Vicinity Map

Vicinity map

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Facts 

Overview
Through truss bridge over Abandoned Seaboard Coast Railroad on 6th Street in Wilmington
Location
Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1911; rehabilitated 1978
Design
Through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 149.0 ft.
Total length: 149.0 ft.
Deck width: 17.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 16.3 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+34.24361, -77.94278   (decimal degrees)
34°14'37" N, 77°56'34" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/228975/3793086 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Wilmington
Inventory numbers
NC 1290033 (North Carolina bridge number)
BH 23295 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 03/2006)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 52.5 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1991)
400

Update Log 

  • March 31, 2009: Updated by Harvey Henkelmann
  • March 31, 2009: New photos from Matthew Ridpath
  • December 7, 2008: Updated by Matthew Ridpath

Sources 

  • Matthew Ridpath - matt [at] outrig [dot] com
  • Harvey Henkelmann - harveyhenkelmann [at] earthlink [dot] net

Comments 

Abandoned SCL Railroad Bridge
Posted June 17, 2008, by Philip D. Gaston (pdgaston [at] ncsu [dot] edu)

Taken April 2008

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Abandoned SCL Railroad Bridge
Posted June 17, 2008, by Philip D. Gaston (pdgaston [at] ncsu [dot] edu)

This bridge's posted rating will change soon. It is currently posted at 22 Tons for single axle vehicles and 30 Tons for tractor trailor trucks. The actual rating is about half that.

6th Street Bridge over Abandoned SCL Railroad
Posted June 17, 2007, by Tom S. (thomass [at] nc [dot] rr [dot] com)

Single lane bridge over SCL railroad bed. Photos taken June 17, 2007.

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