Status: Open to traffic
Location: 38.676190,-80.770826
Carries WV 4 F over Elk River
Design: truss/through/parker
Design Details: One riveted Parker through truss flanked with one polygonal Warren pony truss at each end.
Total Length: 338.9 Feet
Span Length: 157.2 Feet
Overview: Through truss bridge over Elk River on WV 4 F in Gassaway
History: Built 1935
Built: 1935
Location: Braxton County
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461348
Elk River Bridge
Photo taken by Jack Schmidt in June 2019
461349
Elk River Bridge
Photo taken by Jack Schmidt in June 2019
461350
Elk River Bridge
Photo taken by Jack Schmidt in June 2019
461351
Elk River Bridge
Photo taken by Jack Schmidt in June 2019
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 38.663221,-80.710019
Carries CR 19/40 over Elk River
Design: truss/through/parker
Design Details: Main span: Parker through truss
Total Length: 369.1 Feet
Span Length: 180.1 Feet
Overview: Through truss bridge over Elk River on CR 19/40 in Sutton
History: Built 1931; rehabilitated 1991
Built: 1931
Location: Braxton County
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461336
2nd Street Bridge
Photo taken by Jack Schmidt in June 2019
461337
2nd Street Bridge
Photo taken by Jack Schmidt in June 2019
461338
2nd Street Bridge
Photo taken by Jack Schmidt in June 2019
461339
2nd Street Bridge
Photo taken by Jack Schmidt in June 2019
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 38.677111,-80.503322
Carries CR 26/3 over Left Fork of Holly River
Design: truss
Design Details: Truss
Total Length: 152.9 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Truss bridge over Left Fork of Holly River on CR 26/3
History: Built 1920
Built: 1920
Location: Braxton County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 38.789699,-80.846785
Carries CR 7/1 over Left Fork Steer Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 70.9 Feet
Span Length: 67.9 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Left Fork Steer Creek on CR 7/1
History: Built 1954
Built: 1954
Location: Braxton County
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Status: Derelict/abandoned
Location: 38.578920,-80.734228
Carries CR 40/15 over Little Birch River
Design: truss
Design Details: Truss
Total Length: 65.9 Feet
Span Length: 65.9 Feet
Overview: Truss bridge over Little Birch River on CR 40/15
History: Built 1905
Built: 1905
Location: Braxton County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 38.861667,-80.698333
Carries CR 35/2 over Little Kanawha River
Design: truss
Design Details: Truss
Total Length: 180.1 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Through truss bridge over Little Kanawha River on CR 35/2
History: Built 1936
Built: 1936
Location: Braxton County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 38.558333,-80.895000
Carries CR 40 over Strange Creek
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss
Total Length: 99.1 Feet
Span Length: 99.1 Feet
Overview: Lost through truss bridge over Strange Creek on CR 40
History: Built 1910: Demolished 2011
Built: 1910
Location: Braxton County
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Status:
Location: 38.655379,-80.770075
Carries Baltimore & Ohio Railway over Local Road
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Masonry arch of S2 sandstone.
Total Length: 12.0 Feet
Span Length: 12.0 Feet
Overview: Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Local Road on Baltimore & Ohio Railway (Abandoned) near Gassaway
History: Built 1909 by Coal & Coke Railway; Abandoned June 20, 1985
Built: 1909
Location: Braxton County
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126382
View, Looking South, Showing Abutments Of Bridge No. 1
Photo taken by Willis Cook, September 1985 for HAER
126383
View, Looking South, Showing Bridge Arch Of Bridge No. 1
Photo taken by Willis Cook, September 1985 for HAER
126384
View, Looming North, Snowing Abutment Of Bridge No. 1
Photo taken by Willis Cook, September 1985 for HAER
126385
View, Looking North, Showing Arch Detail Of Bridge No. 1
Photo taken by Willis Cook, September 1985 for HAER
Status: Closed to all traffic
Location: 38.654076,-80.764289
Carries Baltimore & Ohio Railway over Local Road
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Masonry arch of S2 sandstone
Total Length: 24.0 Feet
Span Length: 24.0 Feet
Overview: Stone arch bridge over Local Road on Baltimore & Ohio Railway (Abandoned) in Gassaway
History: Built 1909 by Coal & Coke Railway; Abandoned June 20, 1985
Built: 1909
Location: Braxton County
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126387
View, Looking North, Snowing Arch Detail Of Bridge No. 2
Photo taken by Willis Cook, September 1985 for HAER
126388
View, Looking South, Showing Bridge No. 2
Photo taken by Willis Cook, September 1985 for HAER
Status: Open to pedestrians
Location: 38.663969,-80.703253
Carries Pedestrian Path (Old Main Street) over Old Woman Run
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pinned Pratt Through Truss
Total Length: 101.1 Feet
Span Length: 99.1 Feet
Overview: Pratt through truss bridge over Old Woman Run on Pedestrian Path
History: Built 1899
Built: 1899
Location: Braxton County
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461340
Old Woman Run Bridge
Photo taken by Jack Schmidt in June 2019
461341
Old Woman Run Bridge
Photo taken by Jack Schmidt in June 2019
461342
Old Woman Run Bridge
Photo taken by Jack Schmidt in June 2019
Status: Closed to all traffic
Location: 38.855229,-80.656470
Carries Old Bridge Street over Little Kanawha River,
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Pratt through truss bridge over Little Kanawha River, on Old Bridge Street
History: Built 1893 by the Variety Iron Works of Cleveland, Ohio
Built: 1893
Location: Braxton County
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229151
Photo taken by Brian M. Powell
509965
Burnsville Bridge
HAER Photo by Carol M. Highsmith
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 38.676809,-80.770777
Carries County Route 4/27 over Little Otter Creek
Design: truss/pony/polygonal/verticals
Design Details: Polygonal Warren pony truss with all verticals
Total Length: 119.1 Feet
Span Length: 115.2 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Little Otter Creek on County Route 4/27
History: Built 1991
Built: 1991
Location: Braxton County
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461343
Little Otter Creek Bridge
Photo taken by Jack Schmidt in June 2019
461344
Little Otter Creek Bridge
Photo taken by Jack Schmidt in June 2019
Status:
Location: 38.676667,-80.771667
Carries Railroad over Elk River
Design: girder
Design Details: Girder
Total Length: 71.9 Feet
Span Length: 71.9 Feet
Overview: Girder bridge over Elk River on Railroad
History: Built 1905
Built: 1905
Location: Braxton County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 38.665634,-80.779912
Carries over Elk River
Design: truss/through/parker
Design Details: Parker through truss
Total Length: 358.0 Feet
Span Length: 200.1 Feet
Overview: Lost parker through truss bridge over Elk River on Wv 4 (F)
History: Built 1925: Bypassed 2001 Removed 2012
Built: 1925
Location: Braxton County
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Status: Unknown status
Location: 38.744081,-80.739550
Carries Perkins Fork Rd over Elk River Railroad
Design: unknown
Design Details: Unknown
Total Length: 44.0 Feet
Span Length: 14.8 Feet
Overview: Underpass of Elk River Railroad on Perkins Fork Rd
History: Built 1905
Built: 1905
Location: Braxton County
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Status: Unknown status
Location: 38.755569,-80.737219
Carries Elk River Railroad over Venison Fork
Design: unknown
Design Details: Unknown
Total Length: 23.3 Feet
Span Length: 17.7 Feet
Overview: Bridge over Venison Fork on Elk River Railroad
History: Built 1905
Built: 1905
Location: Braxton County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 38.862919,-80.654800
Carries County Route 5/10 over Oil Creek
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 135.2 Feet
Span Length: 53.5 Feet
Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over Oil Creek on County Route 5/10
History: Built 1929
Built: 1929
Location: Braxton County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 38.676850,-80.771819
Carries Elk River Railroad over CR 4/27
Design: girder
Design Details: Girder
Total Length: 72.8 Feet
Span Length: 72.8 Feet
Overview: Girder bridge over CR 4/27 on Elk River Railroad
History: Built 1905
Built: 1905
Location: Braxton County
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461345
CR 4/27 Railroad Bridge
Photo taken by Jack Schmidt in June 2019
461346
CR 4/27 Railroad Bridge
Photo taken by Jack Schmidt in June 2019
461347
CR 4/27 Railroad Bridge
Photo taken by Jack Schmidt in June 2019
Status: Derelict/abandoned
Location: 38.761933,-80.637067
Carries over Berry Fork
Design: frame/concrete
Design Details: Concrete rigid frame
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Abandoned concrete rigid frame bridge over Berry Fork
History: Built 1927
Built: 1927
Location: Braxton County
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461357
Abandoned Bridge over Berry Fork
Photo taken by Jack Schmidt in June 2019
461358
Abandoned Bridge over Berry Fork
Photo taken by Jack Schmidt in June 2019
461359
Abandoned Bridge over Berry Fork
Photo taken by Jack Schmidt in June 2019
461360
Abandoned Bridge over Berry Fork
Photo taken by Jack Schmidt in June 2019
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 38.762100,-80.637150
Carries US 19 over Berry Fork
Design: slab
Design Details: Slab
Total Length: 32.2 Feet
Span Length: 29.9 Feet
Overview: Slab bridge over Berry Fork on US 19
History: Built 1927
Built: 1927
Location: Braxton County
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461353
Berry Fork Bridge
Photo taken by Jack Schmidt in June 2019
461354
Berry Fork Bridge
Photo taken by Jack Schmidt in June 2019
461355
Berry Fork Bridge
Photo taken by Jack Schmidt in June 2019
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 38.689667,-80.674300
Carries Sutton Lane over Laurel Fork
Design: frame/concrete
Design Details: Concrete rigid frame
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Concrete rigid frame bridge over Laurel Fork on Sutton Lane
History:
Built:
Location: Braxton County
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462193
Laurel Fork Bridge
Photo taken by Jack Schmidt in June 2019
462194
Laurel Fork Bridge
Photo taken by Jack Schmidt in June 2019
462195
Laurel Fork Bridge
Photo taken by Jack Schmidt in June 2019
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 38.774792,-80.551740
Carries Gauley Turnpike over Falls Run
Design: culvert/concrete
Design Details: Concrete culvert
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Concrete culvert bridge over Falls Run on Gauley Turnpike
History:
Built:
Location: Braxton County
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462196
Falls Run Bridge
Photo taken by Jack Schmidt in June 2019
462197
Falls Run Bridge
Photo taken by Jack Schmidt in June 2019
462198
Falls Run Bridge
Photo taken by Jack Schmidt in June 2019
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 38.663147,-80.710011
Carries 2nd Street over Elk River
Design: suspension/wire
Design Details: Wire/cable suspension
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Wire suspension bridge over Elk River on 2nd Street
History: Built 1846
Built: 1846
Location: Braxton County
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466176
2nd Street Bridge (Older)
looking north
Photo from Pinterest
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.
