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McCubbins Ford Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Slated for demolition and replacement.

Location: 39.371617,-78.161291

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Carries CR 22 over Back Creek
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pin Connected Simple Wrought Iron Through Truss
Total Length: 86.0 Feet
Span Length: 82.0 Feet

Overview: Through truss bridge over Back Creek on CR 22
History: Built 1890; rehabilitated 1929
Built: 1890

Location: Berkeley County

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CSX Railroad Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 39.509234,-77.966633

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Carries CR 1 over CSX Railroad
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 291.0 Feet
Span Length: 116.1 Feet

Overview: Through truss bridge over CSX Railroad on CR 1
History: Built 1900
Built: 1900

Location: Berkeley County

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CSX Railroad Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.578450,-77.967967

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Carries CSX Railroad over Unnamed Branch of Harlan Run
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 19.0 Feet
Span Length: 19.0 Feet

Overview: Stone arch bridge over unnamed branch of Harlan Run on CSX Railroad
History: Built 1903
Built: 1903

Location: Berkeley County

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CSX - CR 2/2 Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.603961,-77.969667

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Carries CSX Railroad over CR 2/2
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 19.0 Feet
Span Length: 15.1 Feet

Overview: Stone arch bridge over CR 2/2 on CSX Railroad
History: Built 1903
Built: 1903

Location: Berkeley County

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CSX - B&O Overpass

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.583647,-77.966517

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Carries CSX Railroad over CR 2/4 & Branch of Harlan Run
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 19.0 Feet
Span Length: 19.0 Feet

Overview: Stone arch bridge on CSX Railroad over CR 2/4 & Branch of Harlan Run
History: Built 1903
Built: 1903

Location: Berkeley County

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East Burke Street Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.456916,-77.960161

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Carries CR 36 (East Burke Street) over Tuscarora Creek
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 27.9 Feet
Span Length: 24.0 Feet

Overview: Stone arch bridge over Tuscarora Creek on CR 36/East Burke Street in Martinsburg
History: Built 1900; renovated in 2019
Built: 1900

Location: Berkeley County

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464681

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East Burke Street Bridge

looking north

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464682

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East Burke Street Bridge

after 2019 renovation

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Mill Creek Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 39.365465,-78.078290

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Carries CR 24 over Mill Creek.
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 30.8 Feet
Span Length: 30.8 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Mill Creek on CR 24 in Inwood
History: Built 1936
Built: 1936

Location: Berkeley County

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Mill Creek Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 39.312777,-78.000098

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Carries CR 26 over Mill Creek
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 68.9 Feet
Span Length: 68.9 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Mill Creek on CR 26
History: Built 1915
Built: 1915

Location: Berkeley County

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Lights Ford Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 39.517467,-77.889349

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Carries CR 12 over Opequon Creek
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 125.0 Feet
Span Length: 125.0 Feet

Overview: Lost concrete arch bridge over Opequon Creek on CR 12 SLS
History: Built 1917, Replaced 2005
Built: 1917

Location: Berkeley County

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Opequon Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.319792,-77.988487

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Carries WV 51 over Opequon Creek
Design: truss/pony/polygonal/verticals
Design Details: Polygonal Warren pony truss with all verticals
Total Length: 203.1 Feet
Span Length: 100.1 Feet

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Opequon Creek on WV 51
History: Built 1932; rehabilitated 1988
Built: 1932

Location: Berkeley County

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Van Metre Ford Bridge

Status: Open to pedestrians only
A new bridge was built next to the old one, which is now open for pedestrians.

Location: 39.445315,-77.927603

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Carries CR 36 over Opequon Creek
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 90.9 Feet
Span Length: 32.2 Feet

Overview: Stone arch bridge over Opequon Creek on bypassed section of CR 36
History: Built 1832
Built: 1832

Location: Berkeley County

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190626

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Van Metre Ford Bridge

Source: Waymarking.com

190627

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Van Metre Ford Bridge sign

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190628

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Van Metre Ford Bridge

Source: Waymarking.com

409430

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Van Metre Ford Bridge

Photo by Robert Mitchell, used with permission

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Winchester & Western Railroad Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.528755,-77.899952

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Carries Winchester & Western Railroad over CR 11/12
Design: frame/concrete
Design Details: Concrete rigid frame
Total Length: 18.0 Feet
Span Length: 18.0 Feet

Overview: Concrete rigid frame bridge over CR 11/12 on the Winchester & Western Railroad
History: Built 1913
Built: 1913

Location: Berkeley County

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Parks Gap Bridge

Status: Open to pedestrians only
Bypassed by new bridge (visible in aerial views but not Google Street View)

Location: 39.512793,-78.036324

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Carries CR 6 (Parks Gap) over Back Creek
Design: truss/pony/lane
Design Details: Lane pony truss constructed from railroad rails
Total Length: 98.1 Feet
Span Length: 92.9 Feet

Overview: Lane pony truss bridge over Back Creek on CR 6 (Parks Gap)
History: Built 1892
Built: 1892

Location: Berkeley County

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276095

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File:ParkssGapBridge.JPG

Photo taken by SewingTaylor

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WW - Bunker Hill Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.334490,-78.054969

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Carries Winchester & Western RR (former PRR/Cumberland Valley RR) over Mill Creek
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Stone arch bridge over Mill Creek on Winchester & Western RR (former PRR/Cumberland Valley RR)
History: Built 1889
Built: 1889

Location: Berkeley County

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375995

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Cumberland Valley RR Bunker Hill Bridge

A southbound Winchester and Western train special from Hagerstown to Winchester crosses Mill Creek in Bunker Hill, WV on an original Cumberland Valley Railroad stone arch bridge that dates to the railroads construction in 1889.

Jon Wright,The Wright Photography Of Things, used with permission, all rights reserved

434113

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MILL CREEK | by The Wright Photography of Things

A southbound Winchester and Western train crosses Mill Creek in Bunker Hill, WV on an original Cumberland Valley Railroad stone arch bridge that dates to the railroad's construction in 1889.

Jon Wright, The Wright Photography of Things, via Flickr, used with permission

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Bunker Hill RR Bridge

Marty Perdew and Roy Pugh bring Winchester & Western's "WST" train over the Cumberland Valley viaduct at Bunker Hill WV at 2:48PM on February 5, 1990.

Photo taken by Mason Y. Cooper Feb. 1990, collection of Winchester Chapter NRHS, used with permission, all rights reserved

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Schoppert Ford Bridge

Status: Destroyed by flooding in 1936

Location: 39.459604,-77.919367

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Carries Shepherdstown Road over Opequon Creek
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: (2)6-panel, pinned Pratt through trusses
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Opequon Creek on Shepherdstown Road
History:
Built:

Location: Berkeley County

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495416

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Schoppert Ford Bridge

Photo from old postcard


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.

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