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Dan River Bridge

Status: Replaced by new bridge

Location: 36.485000,-79.762778

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Carries NC 2282 over Dan River
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 808.1 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Dan River on NC 2282
History: Built 1922; Replaced 2005
Built: 1922

Location: Rockingham County

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Hogans Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 36.369444,-79.932500

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Carries NC 2308 over Hogans Creek
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 53.2 Feet
Span Length: 53.2 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Hogans Creek on NC 2308
History: Built 1930; rehabilitated 1950
Built: 1930

Location: Rockingham County

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334484

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334485

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Looking East

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334486

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South abutment

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334487

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334488

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Berry Hill Bridge

Status: Replaced by new bridge

Location: 36.541781,-79.604952

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Carries Formerly NC-1761 & VA-880 over Dan River
Design: truss/through/camelback
Design Details: 190' 10-panel, pin-connected Camelback through truss; 78' 4-panel, pin-connected Pratt pony truss; 39' steel stringer span.
Total Length: 326.0 Feet
Span Length: 190.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Camelback through truss bridge over Dan River on Formerly NC-1761 & VA-880
History: Built 1914 by the Virginia Bridge Co.; replaced circa 1991
Built: 1914

Location: Rockingham County

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184524

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Oblique View Of Bridge, From West

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184525

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Oblique View Of Bridge, From Southwest

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184526

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Barrel View Of Bridge, From Southeast

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184527

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Barrel View Of Bridge, From Southwest

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184528

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Barrel View Of Bridge, From Southwest

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184529

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View Of Bridge Footing, From North

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184530

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Detail View Of Bridge Footing

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184531

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View Of Bridge Footing

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184532

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Detail View Of Upper Truss System

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184533

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Detail View Of Truss

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184534

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Detail View Of Truss

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184535

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Oblique View Of Bridge, From West

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184536

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Oblique View Of Bridge, From Southwest

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184537

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Barrel View Of Bridge, From Southeast

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184538

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Barrel View Of Bridge, From Southwest

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184539

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Barrel View Of Bridge, From Southwest

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184540

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View Of Bridge Footing, From North

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184541

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Detail View Of Bridge Footing

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184542

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View Of Bridge Footing

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184543

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Detail View Of Upper Truss System

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184544

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Detail View Of Truss

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184545

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Detail View Of Truss

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184546

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Mebane Bridge

Status: Closed to all traffic

Location: 36.471667,-79.745278

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Carries Mebane Bridge Road over Dan River
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Open-spandrel arch
Total Length: 367.1 Feet
Span Length: 110.9 Feet

Overview: Open-spandrel arch bridge over Dan River on Mebane Bridge Road
History: Built 1924-25 by the Luten Bridge Co.
Built: 1924

Location: Rockingham County

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348589

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Looking NW

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348590

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Looking West

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348591

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Looking South

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348592

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North abutment

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348593

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348594

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Looking South

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348595

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North abutment

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348596

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Looking South

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348597

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Detail

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348598

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348599

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348600

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348601

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348602

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348603

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South abutment

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348604

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Looking North

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348605

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Looking North

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348606

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348607

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348608

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Madison Covered Bridge 33-79-02x

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 36.384877,-79.954856

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Carries Old road over Dan River
Design: truss/through/queenpost
Design Details: Queenpost through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Covered Through truss bridge over Dan River on Old road
History: Built 1837; Rebuilt 5 times; Bypassed and Replaced; Stone remnants remain
Built: 1870

Location: Rockingham County

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Madison Covered Bridge

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334489

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East Bank Pier

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334490

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East Bank Pier

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334491

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West Bank Pier

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334492

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West Bank Pier

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Leaksville Covered Bridge 33-79-04x

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 36.485543,-79.755839

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Carries Old State Highway 87 over Dan River
Design: truss/through/lattice
Design Details: Lattice through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Covered Lattice through truss bridge over Dan River on Old State Highway 87
History: Built 1852 in the town of Leaksville; Collapsed 1943; 30' stone piling remains
Built: 1852

Location: Rockingham County

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Dan River Covered Bridge, Leaksville (now Eden), NC

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348585

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348586

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Looking South

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348587

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Looking SW-West abutment visible in background

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348588

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Looking SW-West abutment visible in background

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Decatur Street Norfolk and Western Railway Bridge

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Location: 36.388646,-79.956983

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Carries NWRR/NSRR over Decatur Street
Design: culvert/concrete
Design Details: Concrete culvert
Total Length: 40.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: 1916 bridge over Decatur Street on NWRR/NSRR
History:
Built: 1916

Location: Rockingham County

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334427

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Looking West

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334428

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Looking West

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334429

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Detail

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334431

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Deatil

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334432

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334433

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Looking East

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334434

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Looking East

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334435

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Detail

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334436

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334437

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Looking East

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Looking North

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Mayo River Norfolk Southern Railway Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 36.438419,-79.937891

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Carries NSRR over Mayo River
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 235.0 Feet
Span Length: 85.0 Feet

Overview: 1905 Deck plate girder bridge over Mayo River on NSRR
History: Built 1905
Built: 1905

Location: Rockingham County

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Mayo River Norfolk Southern Railway Bridge pano1

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Main span connections

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Middle Pier

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334496

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East pier

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334497

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Mayo River Norfolk Southern Railway Bridge pano1

Looking South

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334498

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West pier

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334499

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Approach main span connection

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334500

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East abutment

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334501

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Main spans connection

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Looking SW

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West pier connections

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West abutment

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334505

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Looking East

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Detail

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334510

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West pier

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334511

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Detail

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334512

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Looking East. Middle pier

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334513

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Looking East. Middle Pier

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334514

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Detail

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334515

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Detail

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334516

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West pier

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334517

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Detail

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334518

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Mayo River Norfolk Southern Railway Bridge pano2

West abutment

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334519

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Detail

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Smith River Carolina & Northwestern Railroad Bridge

Status: Intact but closed to all traffic

Location: 36.513651,-79.750829

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Carries CNWRR/NSRR over Smith River
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 792.0 Feet
Span Length: 97.0 Feet

Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Smith River on CNWRR/NSRR
History: Built 1913
Built: 1913

Location: Rockingham County

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401079

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Looking NW

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401080

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Looking ENE

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401081

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Looking SE

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401084

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401085

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Looking ENE

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401087

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Looking ENE

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Detail

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SW abutment

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401093

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SW abutment

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SW span

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401095

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Looking West

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401096

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Looking West

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401097

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Looking WSW

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Looking South

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401099

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Looking SSW

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401100

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NE abutment

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NE abutment

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NE abutment

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Detail

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401104

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2nd span from the NE

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2nd span from the NE

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Detail

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401108

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Looking South

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401112

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Looking NW

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401113

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Looking North

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401114

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Looking NW

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Wolf Island Creek Wentworth Street Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 36.372375,-79.685748

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Carries Wentworth St over Wolf Island Creek
Design: frame/concrete
Design Details: Concrete rigid frame
Total Length: 55.1 Feet
Span Length: 13.1 Feet

Overview: Concrete rigid frame on Wentworth Rd over Wolf Island Creek
History: Built 1910, recon 1922
Built: 1910

Location: Rockingham County

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South portals

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403381

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Looking SE

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403382

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Looking South

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403383

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Looking NE

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Widened

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Looking SSE

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Looking SE

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South side

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S. Prong Terrys Creek Wentworth Street Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 36.371664,-79.683741

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Carries Wentworth Street over
Design: frame/concrete
Design Details: Concrete rigid frame
Total Length: 57.1 Feet
Span Length: 20.0 Feet

Overview: Concrete rigid frame ridge on Wentworth Street
History: Built 1910, Recon 1922
Built: 1910

Location: Rockingham County

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South portals

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Looking East

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Looking West

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North portals

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Looking NE

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Looking ESE

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South side

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Lynrock Golf Club Bridge

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Location: 36.485563,-79.750861

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Carries over Smith River
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Bridge over Smith River
History:
Built:

Location: Rockingham County

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Bushy Creek Bethany Road Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 36.350326,-79.892893

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Carries Bethany Road over Bushy Creek
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 46.9 Feet
Span Length: 44.9 Feet

Overview: Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Bushy Creek on Bethany Road
History: Built 1951
Built: 1951

Location: Rockingham County

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Mayo River Bridge

Status: No longer exists

Location: 36.392730,-79.952987

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Carries over
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Bridge
History:
Built:

Location: Rockingham County

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Settles Bridge

Status: No longer exists

Location: 36.411082,-79.826559

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Carries over Dan River
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Bridge over Dan River
History: Built 1870
Built: 1870

Location: Rockingham County

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Special Bridge Conditions Legend: R - Former location of relocated bridge. ! - At risk for demolition or destruction. X - Confirmed demolished or collapsed. S  - Dismantled and/or in storage. L -  Severe loss of historic integrity due to alteration.

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