List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in West Virginia

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This is a list of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in the U.S. state of West Virginia.[1]

Bridges[edit]

Survey No. Name (as assigned by HAER) Status Type[2] Built Documented Carries Crosses Location County Coordinates
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 / 39.32361; -77.72722 (Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Harpers Ferry Bridge Piers)
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 / 40.07028; -80.72722 (Wheeling Suspension Bridge)
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 / 39.50583; -80.16806 (Barrackville Covered Bridge)
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 / 39.33944; -80.02389 (Northwestern Virginia Railroad, Grafton Bridge)
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 / 39.27083; -81.56556 (Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Parkersburg Bridge)
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 / 39.34833; -79.66611 (Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Rowelsburg Bridge)
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 / 39.46667; -80.14778 (Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Fairmont Bridge)
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 / 40.01194; -80.73944 (Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Benwood Bridge)
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 / 39.35806; -79.69444 (Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Tray Run Viaduct)
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 / 39.62000; -78.28278 (Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Cacapon River Viaduct)
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 / 39.28417; -80.25583 (Bridgeport Lamp Chimney Company, Simpson Creek Bridge)
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 / 40.07250; -80.73861 (Bridgeport Bridge)
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 / 38.79472; -81.68694 (Staats Mill Covered Bridge)
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 / 38.42778; -82.13444 (Milton Covered Bridge)
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 / 38.65528; -80.76111 (Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Stone Bridges 1 and 2)
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 / 38.06833; -81.08333 (New River Gorge Bridge)
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 / 39.25861; -81.54639 (East Street Bridge)
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 / 38.19778; -81.49639 (Chelyan Bridge)
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 / 38.30917; -82.57111 (White's Creek Covered Bridge Abutments)
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 / 38.11389; -81.14361 (Cotton Hill Station Bridge)
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 / 37.61361; -81.86750 (Gilbert Bridge)
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 / 38.06333; -81.07333 (Fayette Station Bridge)
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 / 37.84889; -81.99667 (Water Street Bridge)
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 / 37.26417; -81.24000 (Easley Bridge)
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 / 40.04750; -80.64056 ("S" Bridge)
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 / 39.49639; -80.14083 (Buffalo Creek Bridge)
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 / 39.40889; -81.44806 (Williamstown-Marietta Bridge)
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 / 40.06333; -80.72333 (Wheeling Stone Arch Bridge)
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 / 40.07278; -80.71139 (Hempfield Viaduct and Tunnel No. 1)
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 / 38.35833; -81.63028 (Elk River Truss Bridge)
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 / 39.27083; -81.56611 (Parkersburg Suspension Bridge)

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Library of Congress. "Prints and Photographs Online Catalog: Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record/Historic American Landscapes Survey". Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  2. ^ Parsons Brinckerhoff; Engineering and Industrial Heritage (October 2005). "NCHRP Project 25-25, Task 15: A Context For Common Historic Bridge Types" (PDF). National Cooperative Highway Research Program, Transportation Research Council, National Research Council. Retrieved November 3, 2022.