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Oak Ridge Railroad Overpass

Photo taken by C Hanchey in June 2009

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Oak Ridge Railroad Overpass

Photo taken by C Hanchey in June 2009

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Map 

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Facts 

Overview
Through truss bridge over Norfolk Southern Railway on Wilson Road (Route 653)
Location
Nelson County, Virginia
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1882
Builder
- Keystone Bridge Co. of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Design
Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 100.1 ft.
Total length: 138.1 ft.
Deck width: 12.5 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 19.1 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on April 15, 1978
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.70333, -78.87000   (decimal degrees)
37°42'12" N, 78°52'12" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/687770/4175035 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Shipman
Inventory numbers
NRHP 78003033 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 33773 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 09/2007)
Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 38.3 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2005)
78

Update Log 

  • July 1, 2009: Updated by C Hanchey: Added Bridge Builder
  • June 30, 2009: Updated by Harvey Henkelmann
  • June 28, 2009: Updated by C Hanchey: added NRHP info

Sources 

  • C Hanchey - cmh2315 [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • Harvey Henkelmann - harveyhenkelmann [at] earthlink [dot] net