List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in West Virginia facts for kids
This is a list of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in the U.S. state of West Virginia.
Bridges
Survey No. | Name (as assigned by HAER) | Status | Type | Built | Documented | Carries | Crosses | Location | County | Coordinates |
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MD-16 | Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Harpers Ferry Bridge Piers | Ruin | 1836 | 1970 | Former Baltimore and Ohio Railroad | Potomac River | Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, and Maryland Heights, Maryland | Jefferson County, West Virginia, and Washington County, Maryland | 39°19′25″N 77°43′38″W / 39.32361°N 77.72722°W | |
WV-2 | Wheeling Suspension Bridge | Extant | Suspension | 1849 | 1987 | US 40 (former) | Ohio River | Wheeling | Ohio | 40°04′13″N 80°43′38″W / 40.07028°N 80.72722°W |
WV-8 | Barrackville Covered Bridge | Extant | Burr truss | 1853 | 1972 | Pike Street | Buffalo Creek | Barrackville | Marion | 39°30′21″N 80°10′05″W / 39.50583°N 80.16806°W |
WV-11 | Northwestern Virginia Railroad, Grafton Bridge | Replaced | Fink truss | 1854 | 1972 | North Western Virginia Railroad | Tygart Valley River | Grafton | Taylor | 39°20′22″N 80°01′26″W / 39.33944°N 80.02389°W |
WV-12 | Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Parkersburg Bridge | Extant | Parker truss | 1871 | 1973 | CSX Transportation | Ohio River | Parkersburg, West Virginia, and Belpre, Ohio | Wood County, West Virginia, and Washington County, Ohio | 39°16′15″N 81°33′56″W / 39.27083°N 81.56556°W |
WV-13 | Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Rowelsburg Bridge | Extant | Warren truss | 1910 | 1974 | Former Baltimore and Ohio Railroad | Cheat River | Rowlesburg | Preston | 39°20′54″N 79°39′58″W / 39.34833°N 79.66611°W |
WV-14 | Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Fairmont Bridge | Extant | Pratt truss | 1912 | 1972 | CSX Fairmont Subdivision | Monongahela River | Fairmont | Marion | 39°28′00″N 80°08′52″W / 39.46667°N 80.14778°W |
WV-15 | Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Benwood Bridge | Extant | Parker truss | 1870 | 1974 | Former Baltimore and Ohio Railroad | Ohio River | Benwood, West Virginia, and Bellaire, Ohio | Marshall County, West Virginia, and Belmont County, Ohio | 40°00′43″N 80°44′22″W / 40.01194°N 80.73944°W |
WV-18 | Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Tray Run Viaduct | Replaced | Trestle | 1905 | 1974 | Former Baltimore and Ohio Railroad | Tray Run | Rowlesburg | Preston | 39°21′29″N 79°41′40″W / 39.35806°N 79.69444°W |
WV-20 | Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Cacapon River Viaduct | Extant | Stone arch | 1910 | 1971 | Former Baltimore and Ohio Railroad | Cacapon River | Great Cacapon | Morgan | 39°37′12″N 78°16′58″W / 39.62000°N 78.28278°W |
WV-23 | Bridgeport Lamp Chimney Company, Simpson Creek Bridge | Extant | Reinforced concrete through arch | 1924 | 1984 | Simpson Creek | Bridgeport | Harrison | 39°17′03″N 80°15′21″W / 39.28417°N 80.25583°W | |
WV-25 | Bridgeport Bridge | Replaced | Pratt truss | 1893 | 1988 | US 40 (former) | Ohio River back channel | Wheeling, West Virginia, and Bridgeport, Ohio | Ohio County, West Virginia, and Belmont County, Ohio | 40°04′21″N 80°44′19″W / 40.07250°N 80.73861°W |
WV-31 | Staats Mill Covered Bridge | Relocated | Howe truss | 1882 | 1982 | Tug Fork of Mill Creek | Ripley | Jackson | 38°47′41″N 81°41′13″W / 38.79472°N 81.68694°W | |
WV-32 | Milton Covered Bridge | Relocated | Howe truss | 1876 | 1975 | CR 25 | Mud River | Milton | Cabell | 38°25′40″N 82°08′04″W / 38.42778°N 82.13444°W |
WV-34 | Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Stone Bridges 1 and 2 | Extant | Stone arch | 1909 | 1987 | Former Baltimore and Ohio Railroad | Little Buffalo Creek | Gassaway | Braxton | 38°39′19″N 80°45′40″W / 38.65528°N 80.76111°W |
WV-41 | New River Gorge Bridge | Extant | Steel arch | 1977 | 1988 | US 19 | New River | Fayetteville | Fayette | 38°04′06″N 81°05′00″W / 38.06833°N 81.08333°W |
WV-44 | East Street Bridge | Replaced | Pennsylvania truss | 1907 | 1992 | WV 14 Alt. |
Little Kanawha River | Parkersburg | Wood | 39°15′31″N 81°32′47″W / 39.25861°N 81.54639°W |
WV-46 | Chelyan Bridge | Replaced | Cantilever | 1929 | 1993 | WV 61 Spur |
Kanawha River | Chelyan | Wood | 38°11′52″N 81°29′47″W / 38.19778°N 81.49639°W |
WV-53 | White's Creek Covered Bridge Abutments | Ruin | 1877 | 1992 | Big Sandy River Road | White's Creek | Cyrus | Wayne | 38°18′33″N 82°34′16″W / 38.30917°N 82.57111°W | |
WV-54 | Cyrus Bridge | Ruin | Reinforced concrete cast-in-place slab | 1918 | 1992 | Norfolk and Western Railway | White's Creek tributary | Cyrus | Wayne | |
WV-55 | Cotton Hill Station Bridge | Replaced | Pratt truss | 1927 | 1995 | WV 16 | New River | Cotton Hill | Fayette | 38°06′50″N 81°08′37″W / 38.11389°N 81.14361°W |
WV-63 | Gilbert Bridge | Replaced | Parker truss | 1925 | 1995 | US 52 | Guyandotte River | Gilbert | Mingo | 37°36′49″N 81°52′03″W / 37.61361°N 81.86750°W |
WV-60 | Fayette Station Bridge | Extant | Pennsylvania truss | 1889 | CR 82 | New River | Fayette | Fayette | 38°03′48″N 81°04′24″W / 38.06333°N 81.07333°W | |
WV-62 | Water Street Bridge | Replaced | Parker truss | 1934 | 1995 | CR 119/26 | Guyandotte River | Logan | Logan | 37°50′56″N 81°59′48″W / 37.84889°N 81.99667°W |
WV-64 | Easley Bridge | Demolished | Warren truss | 1936 | 1997 | Poplar Street | Norfolk Southern Railway | Bluefield | Mercer | 37°15′51″N 81°14′24″W / 37.26417°N 81.24000°W |
WV-65 | "S" Bridge | Demolished | Warren truss | 1935 | 1996 | US 40 | Little Wheeling Creek | Elm Grove | Ohio | 40°02′51″N 80°38′26″W / 40.04750°N 80.64056°W |
WV-66 | Buffalo Creek Bridge | Replaced | Reinforced concrete open-spandrel arch | 1934 | 1996 | US 19 | Buffalo Creek | Fairmont | Marion | 39°29′47″N 80°08′27″W / 39.49639°N 80.14083°W |
WV-67 | Back Run Bridge | Ruin | 1915 | 2000 | Harrisville Southern Railroad | Back Run | Harrisville | Ritchie | ||
WV-73 | Williamstown–Marietta Bridge | Replaced | Cantilever | 1903 | 1987 | WV 31 / SR 60 | Ohio River | Williamstown, West Virginia, and Marietta, Ohio | Wood County, West Virginia, and Washington County, Ohio | 39°24′32″N 81°26′53″W / 39.40889°N 81.44806°W |
WV-78 | Wheeling Stone Arch Bridge | Extant | Stone arch | 1817 | 1974 | Main Street | Wheeling Creek | Wheeling | Ohio | 40°03′48″N 80°43′24″W / 40.06333°N 80.72333°W |
WV-80 | Hempfield Viaduct and Tunnel No. 1 | Extant | Stone arch | 1974 | Former Baltimore and Ohio Railroad | Wheeling Creek | Wheeling | Ohio | 40°04′22″N 80°42′41″W / 40.07278°N 80.71139°W | |
WV-81 | Elk River Truss Bridge | Extant | Pratt truss | 1975 | Former Penn Central Railroad | Elk River | Charleston | Kanawha | 38°21′30″N 81°37′49″W / 38.35833°N 81.63028°W | |
WV-88 | Parkersburg Suspension Bridge | Replaced | Suspension | 1916 | 1973 | US 50 | Ohio River | Parkersburg, West Virginia, and Belpre, Ohio | Wood County, West Virginia, and Washington County, Ohio | 39°16′15″N 81°33′58″W / 39.27083°N 81.56611°W |
See also
- List of tunnels documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in West Virginia
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