Historic Bridges
of the United States
Van Metre Ford Bridge
Berkeley County
,
West Virginia
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Overview
Stone arch bridge over Opequon Creek on CR 36 SLS
Location
Berkeley County
,
West Virginia
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1832
Design
Stone arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 32.2 ft.
Total length: 90.9 ft.
Deck width: 16.1 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on August 22, 1977
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.44500, -77.92833
(decimal degrees)
39°26'42" N, 77°55'42" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory numbers
NRHP 77001373
(National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 35009
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection
(as of 06/2005)
Superstructure condition rating:
Poor
(4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating:
Good
(7 out of 9)
Appraisal:
Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 3.0
(out of 100)
Average daily traffic
(as of 2002)
5,400
Categories
19th Century
(1,707)
Arch
(7,542)
Berkeley County, West Virginia
(12)
Built 1832
(12)
Built during 1830s
(41)
Deck arch
(6,639)
NR-listed
(1,472)
Open
(21,538)
Owned by state
(6,496)
Span length 25-50 feet
(6,029)
Stone arch
(1,348)
Structurally deficient
(10,771)
Total length 75-100 feet
(3,315)
West Virginia
(753)
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