List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in West Virginia

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This is a list of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in the U.S. state of West Virginia.[1]

Bridges[]

Survey No. Name (as assigned by HAER) Built Documented Carries Crosses Location County Coordinates
MD-16 Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Harpers Ferry Bridge Piers 1836 1970 Former Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Potomac River Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, and Maryland Heights, Maryland Jefferson County, West Virginia, and Washington County, Maryland 39°19′25″N 77°43′38″W / 39.32361°N 77.72722°W / 39.32361; -77.72722 (Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Harpers Ferry Bridge Piers)
WV-2 Wheeling Suspension Bridge 1849 1987 Former US 40 Ohio River Wheeling Ohio 40°04′13″N 80°43′38″W / 40.07028°N 80.72722°W / 40.07028; -80.72722 (Wheeling Suspension Bridge)
WV-8 Barrackville Covered Bridge 1853 1972 Pike Street Buffalo Creek Barrackville Marion 39°30′21″N 80°10′05″W / 39.50583°N 80.16806°W / 39.50583; -80.16806 (Barrackville Covered Bridge)
WV-11 Northwestern Virginia Railroad, Grafton Bridge 1854 1972 Northwestern Virginia Railroad Tygart Valley River Grafton Taylor 39°20′22″N 80°01′26″W / 39.33944°N 80.02389°W / 39.33944; -80.02389 (Northwestern Virginia Railroad, Grafton Bridge)
WV-12 Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Parkersburg Bridge 1871 1973 CSX Transportation Ohio River Parkersburg, West Virginia, and Belpre, Ohio Wood County, West Virginia, and Washington County, Ohio 39°16′15″N 81°33′56″W / 39.27083°N 81.56556°W / 39.27083; -81.56556 (Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Parkersburg Bridge)
WV-13 Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Rowelsburg Bridge 1910 1974 Former Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Cheat River Rowlesburg Preston 39°20′54″N 79°39′58″W / 39.34833°N 79.66611°W / 39.34833; -79.66611 (Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Rowelsburg Bridge)
WV-14 Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Fairmont Bridge 1912 1972 CSX Fairmont Subdivision Monongahela River Fairmont Marion 39°28′00″N 80°08′52″W / 39.46667°N 80.14778°W / 39.46667; -80.14778 (Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Fairmont Bridge)
WV-15 Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Benwood Bridge 1870 1974 Former Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Ohio River Benwood, West Virginia, and Bellaire, Ohio Marshall County, West Virginia, and Belmont County, Ohio 40°00′43″N 80°44′22″W / 40.01194°N 80.73944°W / 40.01194; -80.73944 (Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Benwood Bridge)
WV-18 Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Tray Run Viaduct 1905 1974 Former Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Tray Run Rowlesburg Preston 39°21′29″N 79°41′40″W / 39.35806°N 79.69444°W / 39.35806; -79.69444 (Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Tray Run Viaduct)
WV-20 Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Cacapon River Viaduct 1910 1971 Former Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Cacapon River Great Cacapon Morgan 39°37′12″N 78°16′58″W / 39.62000°N 78.28278°W / 39.62000; -78.28278 (Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Cacapon River Viaduct)
WV-23 Bridgeport Lamp Chimney Company, Simpson Creek Bridge 1924 1984 Simpson Creek Bridgeport Harrison 39°17′03″N 80°15′21″W / 39.28417°N 80.25583°W / 39.28417; -80.25583 (Bridgeport Lamp Chimney Company, Simpson Creek Bridge)
WV-25 Bridgeport Bridge (demolished) 1893 1988 Former US 40 Ohio River back channel Wheeling, West Virginia, and Bridgeport, Ohio Ohio County, West Virginia, and Belmont County, Ohio 40°04′21″N 80°44′19″W / 40.07250°N 80.73861°W / 40.07250; -80.73861 (Bridgeport Bridge)
WV-31 Staats Mill Covered Bridge (relocated) 1882 1982 Tug Fork of Mill Creek Ripley Jackson 38°47′41″N 81°41′13″W / 38.79472°N 81.68694°W / 38.79472; -81.68694 (Staats Mill Covered Bridge)
WV-32 Milton Covered Bridge (relocated) 1876 1975 County Route 25 Mud River Milton Cabell 38°25′40″N 82°08′04″W / 38.42778°N 82.13444°W / 38.42778; -82.13444 (Milton Covered Bridge)
WV-34 Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Stone Bridges 1 & 2 1909 1987 Former Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Little Buffalo Creek Gassaway Braxton 38°39′19″N 80°45′40″W / 38.65528°N 80.76111°W / 38.65528; -80.76111 (Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Stone Bridges 1 & 2)
WV-41 New River Gorge Bridge 1977 1988 US 19 New River Fayetteville Fayette 38°04′06″N 81°05′00″W / 38.06833°N 81.08333°W / 38.06833; -81.08333 (New River Gorge Bridge)
WV-44 East Street Bridge (replaced) 1907 1992 WV 14 Alternate Little Kanawha River Parkersburg Wood 39°15′31″N 81°32′47″W / 39.25861°N 81.54639°W / 39.25861; -81.54639 (East Street Bridge)
WV-46 Chelyan Bridge (replaced) 1929 1993 WV 61 Spur Kanawha River Chelyan Wood 38°11′52″N 81°29′47″W / 38.19778°N 81.49639°W / 38.19778; -81.49639 (Chelyan Bridge)
WV-53 White's Creek Covered Bridge Abutments (demolished) 1877 1992 Big Sandy River Road White's Creek Cyrus Wayne 38°18′33″N 82°34′16″W / 38.30917°N 82.57111°W / 38.30917; -82.57111 (White's Creek Covered Bridge Abutments)
WV-54 Cyrus Bridge 1918 1992 Norfolk and Western Railway White's Creek tributary Cyrus Wayne
WV-55 Cotton Hill Station Bridge (replaced) 1927 1995 WV 16 New River Cotton Hill Fayette 38°06′50″N 81°08′37″W / 38.11389°N 81.14361°W / 38.11389; -81.14361 (Cotton Hill Station Bridge)
WV-63 Gilbert Bridge (replaced) 1925 1995 US 52 Guyandotte River Gilbert Mingo 37°36′49″N 81°52′03″W / 37.61361°N 81.86750°W / 37.61361; -81.86750 (Gilbert Bridge)
WV-60 Fayette Station Bridge 1889 County Route 82 New River Fayette Fayette 38°03′48″N 81°04′24″W / 38.06333°N 81.07333°W / 38.06333; -81.07333 (Fayette Station Bridge)
WV-62 Water Street Bridge (replaced) 1934 1995 County Route 119/26 Guyandotte River Logan Logan 37°50′56″N 81°59′48″W / 37.84889°N 81.99667°W / 37.84889; -81.99667 (Water Street Bridge)
WV-64 Easley Bridge (demolished) 1936 1997 Poplar Street Norfolk Southern Railway Bluefield Mercer 37°15′51″N 81°14′24″W / 37.26417°N 81.24000°W / 37.26417; -81.24000 (Easley Bridge)
WV-65 "S" Bridge 1935 1996 US 40 Little Wheeling Creek Elm Grove Ohio 40°02′51″N 80°38′26″W / 40.04750°N 80.64056°W / 40.04750; -80.64056 ("S" Bridge)
WV-66 Buffalo Creek Bridge (replaced) 1934 1996 US 19 Buffalo Creek Fairmont Marion 39°29′47″N 80°08′27″W / 39.49639°N 80.14083°W / 39.49639; -80.14083 (Buffalo Creek Bridge)
WV-67 Back Run Bridge (ruin) 1915 Back Run Harrisville Ritchie
WV-73 Williamstown-Marietta Bridge (replaced) 1903 WV 31/SR 60 Ohio River Williamstown, West Virginia, and Marietta, Ohio Wood County, West Virginia, and Washington County, Ohio 39°24′32″N 81°26′53″W / 39.40889°N 81.44806°W / 39.40889; -81.44806 (Williamstown-Marietta Bridge)
WV-78 Wheeling Stone Arch Bridge 1817 Main Street Wheeling Creek Wheeling Ohio 40°03′48″N 80°43′24″W / 40.06333°N 80.72333°W / 40.06333; -80.72333 (Wheeling Stone Arch Bridge)
WV-80 Hempfield Viaduct & Tunnel No. 1 1974 Former Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Wheeling Creek Wheeling Ohio 40°04′22″N 80°42′41″W / 40.07278°N 80.71139°W / 40.07278; -80.71139 (Hempfield Viaduct & Tunnel No. 1)
WV-81 Elk River Truss Bridge 1975 Former Penn Central Railroad Elk River Charleston Kanawha 38°21′30″N 81°37′49″W / 38.35833°N 81.63028°W / 38.35833; -81.63028 (Elk River Truss Bridge)
WV-88 Parkersburg Suspension Bridge 1916 1973 Former US 50 Ohio River Parkersburg, West Virginia, and Belpre, Ohio Wood County, West Virginia, and Washington County, Ohio 39°16′15″N 81°33′58″W / 39.27083°N 81.56611°W / 39.27083; -81.56611 (Parkersburg Suspension Bridge)

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References[]

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  1. ^ Library of Congress. "Prints and Photographs Online Catalog: Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record/Historic American Landscapes Survey". Retrieved 6 January 2015.


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