Laurel Creek Bridge

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Photo taken by David Case in May 2018

BH Photo #428898

This was a former B&O track.

Overview: Girder bridge over Laurel Creek on County Route 12/8
Location: Barbour County, West Virginia
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1940; rehabilitated 1971
Railroad: - Baltimore & Ohio Railroad (BO)
Design: Pony plate girder
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 70.2 ft.
Total length: 149.0 ft.
Deck width: 11.2 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.20955, -79.97767 (decimal degrees)
39°12'34" N, 79°58'40" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/588264/4340528 (zone/easting/northing)
Elevation: 1260 ft. above sea level
Average daily traffic (as of 2015): 11
Inventory number: BH 81710 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of June 2018): Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 66 (out of 100)
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David Case
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Laurel Creek Bridge

Posted May 29, 2018, by Luke

That's usually the case.

Laurel Creek Bridge

Posted May 29, 2018, by Clark Vance (cvance [at] dogmail [dot] com)

Could the 1940 date be when the county took it on as a road bridge?