Parks Gap Bridge

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Map 

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Description 

"Headache bars" (barriers on the approaches) restrict overhead clearance over the bridge to 8' 6".

Facts 

Overview

Lane pony truss bridge over Back Creek on CR 6 (Parks Gap)

Location

Berkeley County, West Virginia

Status

Open to pedestrians only

Future prospects

Bypassed by new bridge (visible in aerial views but not Google Street View)

History

Built 1892

Builder

- Vulcan Road Machine Co. of Charles Town, West Virginia

Design

Lane pony truss constructed from railroad rails

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 92.9 ft.
Total length: 98.1 ft.
Deck width: 10.2 ft.

Recognition

Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on November 4, 1994

Approximate latitude, longitude

+39.51279, -78.03632   (decimal degrees)
39°30'46" N, 78°02'11" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

17/754789/4377878 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Big Pool

Average daily traffic (as of 2012)

500

Inventory numbers

NRHP 94001299 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 45633 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection report (as of August 2012)

Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 1 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Update Log 

• December 19, 2018: Updated by Luke: Added category "Rail Truss"
• May 30, 2014: New Street View added by Luke Harden
• May 30, 2014: Updated by Alexander D. Mitchell IV: Bridge bypassed by new bridge
• February 26, 2014: Photo imported by Dave King
• February 29, 2012: Updated by Nathan Holth: Added Builder.
• August 15, 2010: New Street View added by James Baughn
• July 12, 2010: Added by James Baughn

Sources 

• Lane Truss Documentation Project
• Nathan Holth
• Alexander D. Mitchell IV
• Luke

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