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Historic Bridges: Fayette County, West Virginia

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.

Total Bridges Found: 14

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Fayette Station Bridge
Tunney Hunsaker Bridge
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CR-82 (Fayette Station Road) Over New River in Fayetteville: Fayette County, West Virginia, United States
Metal 16 Panel Pin-Connected Pennsylvania Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 5 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Full-Slope Pony Truss, Fixed
Length: 421 ft. Main Span: 279 ft. Roadway: 14.4 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1889 By: Virginia Bridge and Iron Company of Roanoke, Virginia
Nearly all of this historic bridge was replaced with modern materials that aside from the use of bolts, closely resemble the original bridge materials.
Gauley Bridge
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US-60 and WV-16 Over Gauley River in Gauley Bridge: Fayette County, West Virginia, United States
Metal Continuous Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed
Length: 705 ft. Main Span: 106 ft. Roadway: 28 ft. Main Spans: 7
Built 1951 By: Unknown
This is a representative example of a large mid-20th century steel stringer bridge in West Virginia.
Gauley Railroad Bridge
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Railroad (Abandoned New York Central) Over Gauley River in Gauley Bridge: Fayette County, West Virginia, United States
Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Culvert, Fixed
Length: 610 ft. Main Span: 150 ft. Main Spans: 3
Built By: Unknown
This abandoned railroad bridge is a traditionally composed structure.
Hawks Nest Dam Bridge
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Dam Access Over New River in Ansted: Fayette County, West Virginia, United States
Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed
Length: 840 ft. Main Span: 60 ft. Main Spans: 14
Built 1933 By: Unknown
This dam includes a concrete arch bridge as an access structure.
Hawks Nest Railroad Bridge
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Railroad (CSX) Over New River in Rural: Fayette County, West Virginia, United States
Metal 8 Panel Pin-Connected Parker Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed
Length: 640 ft. Main Span: 220 ft. Main Spans: 2
Built 1892 By: Unknown
This railroad bridge is noted for its pin connections and skewed configuration, and location in a very scenic area.
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Kanawha Falls Bridge
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CR-13 (Deepwater Cotton Hill Road) Over Kanawha River, CR-13/2, and Railroad (CSX) in Rural: Fayette County, West Virginia, United States
Metal 16 Panel Rivet-Connected Pennsylvania Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed
Length: 1,002 ft. Main Span: 400 ft. Roadway: 20 ft. Main Spans: 3
Built 1928 By: McClintic-Marshall Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
This bridge is noted for its Pennsylvania truss configuration, and multi-span design.
Montgomery Bridge
Earl M. Vickers Bridge
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WV-6 Over Kanawha River, US-60, and WV-61 in Smithers and Montgomery: Fayette County, West Virginia and Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States
Metal 16 Panel Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed
Length: 1,665 ft. Main Span: 486 ft. Roadway: 28 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1956 By: Unknown
This massive bridge is noted for the length of its simple steel truss span.
New River Gorge Bridge
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US-19 (Mountaineer Expressway) Over New River in Fayetteville: Fayette County, West Virginia, United States
Metal 14 Panel Two-Hinged Braced Ribbed Deck Arch, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 6 Panel Bolt-Connected Warren Deck Truss, Fixed
Length: 3,031 ft. Main Span: 1,700 ft. Roadway: 67.3 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1977 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York and Michael Baker Jr. Inc.
Although of structurally modern design, this bridge gained a listing in the National Register of Historic Places due to its record-breaking span length.
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Prince Bridge
Thomas Buford Pugh Memorial Bridge
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WV-41 (Stanaford Road) Over New River in Rural: Fayette County, West Virginia, United States
Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Parker Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed
Length: 734 ft. Main Span: 201 ft. Roadway: 20 ft. Main Spans: 3
Built 1931 By: Unknown
This bridge was noted for its heavy skew which resulted in unusual truss web design.
Prince Railroad Bridge
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Railroad (CSX) Over New River in Rural: Fayette County, West Virginia, United States
Metal 8 Panel Pin-Connected Parker Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 6 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 708 ft. Main Span: 228 ft. Main Spans: 2
Built 1899 By: A. & P. Roberts and Company of Pencoyd, Pennsylvania (Pencoyd Iron Works)
This attractive railroad bridge is noted for its skew
Stone Cliff Bridge
Thurmond-McDenoree Road Bridge
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Thurmond-McDenoree Road (CR-25) Over New River and Railroad in Rural: Fayette County, West Virginia, United States
Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Deck Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Pony Truss, Fixed
Length: 760 ft. Main Span: 190 ft. Roadway: 19.7 ft. Main Spans: 4
Built 1928 By: Unknown
This unique bridge compliments its breathtaking setting very nicely.
Thurmond Bridge
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Railroad (CSX) and CR-25-2 Over New River in Rural: Fayette County, West Virginia, United States
Metal Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed
Length: 827 ft. Main Span: 226 ft. Roadway: 12 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1916 By: Unknown
Leading to a preserved ghost town, this unusual railroad bridge also has a one-lane vehicular roadway cantilevered off of the side of the bridge.
Thurmond Road Bridge
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Thurmond Road (CR-25) Over Dunloup Creek in Rural: Fayette County, West Virginia, United States
Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed
Length: 65 ft. Main Span: 62 ft. Roadway: 15.4 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1917 By: Luten Bridge Company of York, Pennsylvania
This is a classic unaltered example of a Luten Bridge Company bridge.
Thurmond Road Bridge
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Thurmond Road (CR-25) Over Dunloup Creek in Rural: Fayette County, West Virginia, United States
Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed
Length: 50 ft. Main Span: 45 ft. Roadway: 15.7 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1917 By: Luten Bridge Company of York, Pennsylvania
This is one of two similar arch bridges on this road.

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