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Council Road Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 40.193251,-80.526045

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Carries CR 32/3 over Buffalo Creek
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 105.0 Feet
Span Length: 44.0 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Buffalo Creek on CR 32/3
History: Built 1913, probably by the Luten Bridge Co.
Built: 1913

Location: Brooke County

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405561

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Photo taken by Todd Wilson in 2007

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Halls Road Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 40.366700,-80.525107

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Carries CR 1/7 over Harmon Creek
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 65.0 Feet
Span Length: 29.9 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Harmon Creek on CR 1/7 in Weirton
History: Built 1912 by the Luten Bridge Co.
Built: 1912

Location: Brooke County

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405199

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Colliers Road Bridge

Status: Open to traffic on a dead-end road

Location: 40.389722,-80.568611

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Carries CR 1/3 over Harmon Creek
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 65.0 Feet
Span Length: 60.0 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Harmon Creek on CR 1/3 in Weirton
History: Built 1912, probably by the Luten Bridge Co.
Built: 1912

Location: Brooke County

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406763

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Pierce Run Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 40.240258,-80.561774

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Carries CR 20 over Pierce Run
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 29.9 Feet
Span Length: 29.9 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Pierce Run on CR 20
History: Built 1914
Built: 1914

Location: Brooke County

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Sugarcamp Run WV 67 Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 40.194430,-80.529109

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Carries WV 67 over Sugar Run
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 42.0 Feet
Span Length: 38.1 Feet

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Sugar Run on WV 67
History: Built ca. 1935
Built: 1935

Location: Brooke County

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150066

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Photo taken by Brian McKee in November 2009

150067

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Photo taken by Brian McKee in November 2009

150068

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Photo taken by Brian McKee in November 2009

150069

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Photo taken by Brian McKee in November 2009

150070

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Photo taken by Brian McKee in November 2009

150071

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Photo taken by Brian McKee in November 2009

150072

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Photo taken by Brian McKee in November 2009

150073

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Photo taken by Brian McKee in November 2009

150074

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Photo taken by Brian McKee in November 2009

216793

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Photo taken by Janis Ford

216794

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Photo taken by Janis Ford

405202

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Buffalo Creek Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 40.205627,-80.556738

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Carries Road over Buffalo Creek
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Buffalo Creek on Road
History: Built 1876
Built: 1876

Location: Brooke County

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Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Co. Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 40.347440,-80.611014

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Carries Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel railroad over Ohio River
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss
Total Length: 1660.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Through truss bridge over Ohio River on Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel
History: Built 1917; intraplant railroad bridge
Built: 1917

Location: Brooke County

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456067

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NS - Wheeling-Pittsburg Steel Co. Bridge

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456068

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NS - Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Co.Bridge

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491587

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Photo taken by Carl Crasher in February 2021

491588

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Photo taken by Carl Crasher in February 2021

491589

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Photo taken by Carl Crasher in February 2021

491590

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Photo taken by Carl Crasher in February 2021

491591

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491592

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Photo taken by Carl Crasher in February 2021

491593

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Photo taken by Carl Crasher in February 2021

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WLE - Ohio River Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 40.310431,-80.601641

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Carries Wheeling and Erie Railway Company over Ohio River and WV 2
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss
Total Length: 1647.0 Feet
Span Length: 769.0 Feet

Overview: Through truss bridge over Ohio River and WV 2 on Wabash-Pittsburgh Terminal, later Pittsburgh & West Virginia, later N&W, later NS, now Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway Company
History: Built 1904 to get the Wabash Railroad into Pittsburgh to compete with the Pennsylvania RR interests in that city
Built: 1904

Location: Brooke County

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242396

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Photo taken by Ben Tate in May 2012

242397

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Photo taken by Ben Tate in May 2012

242398

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Photo taken by Ben Tate in May 2012

242399

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Photo taken by Ben Tate in May 2012

242400

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Photo taken by Ben Tate in May 2012

242401

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Photo taken by Ben Tate in May 2012

242402

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Photo taken by Ben Tate in May 2012

242403

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Photo taken by Ben Tate in May 2012

242404

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Photo taken by Ben Tate in May 2012

242405

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Photo taken by Ben Tate in May 2012

242406

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Photo taken by Ben Tate in May 2012

242407

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Photo taken by Ben Tate in May 2012

242408

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242409

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Photo taken by Ben Tate in May 2012

242410

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Photo taken by Ben Tate in May 2012

242411

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Photo taken by Ben Tate in May 2012

242412

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Photo taken by Ben Tate in May 2012

308697

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Wabash-Pittsburgh Terminal Ohio River Bridge

Same design & construction project as the W-PT Monongahela River Bridge (Pittsburgh, PA)

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405396

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NS - Cross Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 40.307175,-80.600332

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Carries Norfolk Southern Railway over Cross Creek
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Cross Creek on Norfolk Southern Railway
History:
Built:

Location: Brooke County

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242413

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Photo taken by Ben Tate in May 2012

242414

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Photo taken by Ben Tate in May 2012

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Panhandle Trail Harmon Creek Bridge

Status: Open to pedestrians only

Location: 40.389901,-80.568392

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Carries Panhandle Trail over Harmon Creek
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Harmon Creek on Panhandle Trail
History:
Built:

Location: Brooke County

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405200

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Bethany College Bridge

Status: Open to pedestrians only

Location: 40.205061,-80.564511

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Carries Walkway over WV 67
Design: frame/steel
Design Details: Steel rigid frame
Total Length: 147.0 Feet
Span Length: 75.1 Feet

Overview: Steel rigid frame bridge over WV 67 on Walkway
History: Built 1998
Built: 1998

Location: Brooke County

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410097

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WLE RR-Rt 27/5 Bridge

Status: Unknown status

Location: 40.301819,-80.546200

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Carries Whg & Lake Erie Rr over County Route 27/5
Design: unknown
Design Details: Unknown
Total Length: 44.3 Feet
Span Length: 37.4 Feet

Overview: Bridge over County Route 27/5 on Whg & Lake Erie Rr
History: Built 1902
Built: 1902

Location: Brooke County

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Bethany Pike Toll Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 40.259077,-80.605054

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Carries Bethany Pike over Buffalo Creek
Design: truss/pony/warren/verticals
Design Details: Warren pony truss with all verticals
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Warren pony truss bridge over Buffalo Creek on Bethany Pike
History:
Built:

Location: Brooke County

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504022

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Bethany Pike Toll bridge

Photo from old postcard

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WB&W - Ghost Hollow Viaduct

Status: Removed but not replaced

Location: 40.210036,-80.575026

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Carries Wellsburg, Bethany, & Washington Railroad over Ghost Hollow
Design: truss/deck/double-warren
Design Details: Double-intersection Warren deck truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Double-intersection Warren deck truss bridge over Ghost Hollow on Wellsburg, Bethany, & Washington Railroad
History: Built 1908; Removed 1926
Built: 1908

Location: Brooke County

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505446

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Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923

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WB&W - Waugh's Dam Bridge

Status: Removed but not replaced

Location: 40.239471,-80.597925

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Carries Wellsburg, Bethany, & Washington Railroad over Buffalo Creek
Design: truss/through/warren
Design Details: Warren through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Warren through truss bridge over Buffalo Creek on Wellsburg, Bethany, & Washington Railroad
History:
Built:

Location: Brooke County

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505447

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Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923

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Brooke Pioneer Trail - Buffalo Creek Bridge

Status: Open to pedestrians only

Location: 40.263583,-80.614851

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Carries Brooke Pioneer Trail over Buffalo Creek Bridge
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Pony/through plate girder bridge over Buffalo Creek Bridge on Brooke Pioneer Trail
History:
Built:

Location: Brooke County

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Waugh's Mill Covered Bridge

Status: Destroyed by flooding

Location: 40.239471,-80.597925

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Carries Road over Buffalo Creek
Design: truss/through/lattice/town
Design Details: Town lattice through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Town lattice truss bridge over Buffalo Creek on Road
History: Built 18XX; Destroyed by flooding 1888
Built:

Location: Brooke County

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Bethany Turnpike North Tunnel

Status: Daylighted

Location: 40.239470,-80.597930

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Carries Bethany Turnpike over Rock
Design: tunnel
Design Details: Tunnel
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Tunnel under Rock on Bethany Turnpike
History: Bored 1831; Daylit 1957
Built: 1831

Location: Brooke County

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505449

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Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923

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Bethany Turnpike South Tunnel

Status: Don't know

Location: 40.239470,-80.597930

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Carries Road over Rock
Design: tunnel
Design Details: Tunnel
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Tunnel under Rock on Road
History: Bored 1831; Daylit 1957
Built: 1831

Location: Brooke County

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505448

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Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923

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PRR - Buffalo Creek Spur Bridge #3

Status: Removed but not replaced

Location: 40.245856,-80.591587

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Carries Pennsylvania Railroad over Buffalo Creek
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Buffalo Creek on Pennsylvania Railroad
History:
Built:

Location: Brooke County

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PRR - Buffalo Creek Spur Bridge #2

Status: Removed but not replaced

Location: 40.251762,-80.599290

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Carries Pennsylvania Railroad over Buffalo Creek
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Buffalo Creek on Pennsylvania Railroad
History:
Built:

Location: Brooke County

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PRR - Buffalo Creek Spur Bridge #1

Status: Removed but not replaced

Location: 40.253547,-80.600985

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Carries Pennsylvania Railroad over Buffalo Creek
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Buffalo Creek on Pennsylvania Railroad
History:
Built:

Location: Brooke County

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W&LE - Cross Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 40.297102,-80.531101

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Carries Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad Company over Cross Creek
Design: truss/deck/warren
Design Details: Warren deck truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Warren deck truss bridge over Cross Creek on Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad Company
History:
Built:

Location: Brooke County

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Short Creek Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 40.183201,-80.676454

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Carries SR-2 over Short Creek
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Short Creek on SR-2
History: Replaced 2018
Built:

Location: Brooke County

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Panhandle Traction Co. - Short Creek Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 40.183279,-80.676792

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Carries Panhandle Traction Co. over Short Creek
Design: truss/deck
Design Details: Deck truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Deck truss bridge over Short Creek on Panhandle Traction Co.
History:
Built:

Location: Brooke County

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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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