Southern Railway Company Overhead Bridge

Southern Railway Company Overhead Bridge, also known as North Carolina Bridge #220426, is a historic overhead bridge located at Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina. It was built in 1919, and is a reinforced concrete tee-beam vehicular bridge. It measures about 80 feet long and 18 feet, 7+12 inches, wide and goes over the Norfolk Southern Railway railroad tracks.[2]

Southern Railway Company Overhead Bridge
Southern Railway Company Overhead Bridge is located in North Carolina
Southern Railway Company Overhead Bridge
Southern Railway Company Overhead Bridge is located in the United States
Southern Railway Company Overhead Bridge
LocationSpanning the double tracks on the Norfolk Southern RR bet. Battleground and Railroad Aves., 1/2 blk N of King St., Kings Mountain, North Carolina
Coordinates35°14′29″N 81°20′41″W / 35.24139°N 81.34472°W / 35.24139; -81.34472
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1919 (1919)
ArchitectSouthern Railway District Engineer
Architectural styleT-beam
NRHP reference No.07000351[1]
Added to NRHPApril 19, 2007

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Davyd Foard Hood (February 2006). "Southern Railway Company Overhead Bridge" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
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