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New York Central RR Gauley River Bridge

Fayette County, West Virginia
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NYC RR Bridge

oblique from west end

Photo taken by Bob Morgan in July 2010

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Overview
Abandoned through truss bridge over Gauley River on former New York Central Railroad
Location
Gauley Bridge, Fayette County, West Virginia
Status
Abandoned
Design
Pratt through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.16334, -81.19520   (decimal degrees)
38°09'48" N, 81°11'43" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/482900/4223956 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Gauley Bridge
Inventory number
BH 45885 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Abandoned (1,372)
Deck girder (1,801)
Fayette County, West Virginia (41)
Gauley Bridge, West Virginia (3)
Girder (3,238)
Have street view (9,891)
New York Central Railroad (60)
 Plate girder (2,251)
Pratt through truss (3,166)
Pratt truss (5,660)
Railroad (4,070)
Through truss (9,209)
Truss (23,573)
West Virginia (982)

Update Log 

  • February 24, 2013: New photos from Ben Tate
  • August 9, 2012: Updated by Daniel Hopkins: Added category "Railroad"
  • August 13, 2010: Updated by D. Thomsen: Added NYC RR as a category.
  • August 13, 2010: Added by Bob Morgan

Sources 

  • Bob Morgan - morgans212 [at] nc [dot] rr [dot] com
  • D. Thomsen - dcthomsen [at] comcast [dot] net
  • Ben Tate - benji5221 [at] yahoo [dot] com

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