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South Big Wheeling Creek Road Bridge

South Big Wheeling Creek Road Bridge

Primary Photographer(s): Nathan Holth

Bridge Documented: May 3, 2013

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Facility Carried / Feature Intersected
Big Wheeling Creek Road (CR-5) Over Big Wheeling Creek
Location
Rural: Marshall County, West Virginia: United States
Construction Date and Builder / Engineer
1882 By Builder/Contractor: Wrought Iron Bridge Company of Canton, Ohio
Rehabilitation Date
Not Available or Not Applicable
Main Span Length
202.0 Feet (61.6 Meters)
Structure Length
206.0 Feet (62.8 Meters)
Roadway Width
17.7 Feet (5.39 Meters)
Spans
1 Main Span(s)
Inventory Number
26A019

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This bridge is an outstanding example of a Wrought Iron Bridge Company Whipple truss. All the essential details of the company's distinct, standardized design are present including portal cresting and plaques, solid, built-up vertical members, and  cast iron details at the portal bracing knees and on the diagonal intersections. The bridge retains built-up floorbeams. The bridge longitudinal bracing that runs on this bridge overhead, as well as similar longitudinal bracing under the deck that runs through the floorbeams, a much more unusual detail. The bridge sits on stone abutments. In 2002, a replacement bridge was built next to the bridge. However, the historic bridge was not demolished, and was left standing, presumably due to its high level of historic significance.

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