Norfolk-Southern French Broad Bridge #5
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4-span Baltimore (Pratt) truss bridges across the French Broad River This crossing is a half-mile west and downriver of the concrete deck plate girder Bridge #4, and is necessary because of an unusual horseshoe bend in the river. These bridges are numbered by their crossings of the French Broad River on the Norfolk Southern Railroad between Asheville, North Carolina and Knoxville, Tennessee. Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in August 2008 |
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The Baltimore (Pratt) Truss bridge design is very unique for this area. A beautiful example of a Baltimore (Pratt) Truss railroad bridge. Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in August 2008 |
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Notice the tilted design, very typical of Baltimore (Pratt) truss bridges This is one of two Baltimore (Pratt) Truss bridges in the area. The other is on the CSX Railroad, a 3-span crossing of the Clinch River at Starnes Slant, Virginia north of Kingsport. Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in August 2008 |
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Note the various steel alignments The varied steel alignments make the Baltimore (Pratt) truss bridge one of the strongest built in this country of its time. Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in August 2008 |
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Compressed steel work Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in August 2008 |
