Gauley Bridge, West Virginia

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Gauley Bridge (1822) (Fayette County, West Virginia)
Built 1822; destroyed by arson on July 11, 1826
Lost Through truss bridge over Gauley River on James River and Kanawha Turnpike
Destroyed by fire

Gauley Bridge (1828) (Fayette County, West Virginia)
Built 1828; burned 1848
Lost Through truss bridge over Gauley River on James River and Kanawha Turnpike
Destroyed by fire

Gauley Bridge (1850) (Fayette County, West Virginia)
Built 1850; burned July 27, 1861 by Confederate troops
Lost Long through truss bridge over Gauley River on James River and Kanawha Turnpike
Destroyed by fire

Gauley Bridge (1861) (Fayette County, West Virginia)
Built 1861 by John W. Murphy; demolished by the Union Army on September 11, 1862
Lost Wire suspension bridge over Gauley River on Road
Destroyed in wartime

Gauley River Bridge (Fayette County, West Virginia)
Built 1951
Steel stringer bridge over Gauley River on US 60
Open to traffic

K&M - Gauley River Bridge (Fayette County, West Virginia)
Built 1894; replaced 1915
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Gauley River on Kanawha & Michigan Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

Midland Trail Gauley River Bridge (Fayette County, West Virginia)
Built 1925; opened December 24, 1925; replaced 1951
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Gauley River on Midland Trail - SR 16
Replaced by a new bridge

NS - WV 16 Bridge (Fayette County, West Virginia)
Built 1926
Girder bridge over Wv 16 on Norfolk Southern R
Unknown status

NYC - Gauley River Bridge (Fayette County, West Virginia)
Built 1915; abandoned around 2010
Abandoned Pratt through truss bridge over Gauley River on former New York Central Railroad
Abandoned

NYC - WV 16/39 Overpass (Fayette County, West Virginia)
Abandoned deck plate girder bridge over WV 16/39 on former New York Central RR
Abandoned