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Midland Trail Gauley River Bridge
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Midland Trail Bridge - Gauley Bridge
looking east with NYC bridge in rear
Photo from old postcard-West Virginia& Regional History Center
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BH Photo #461665
Description
From 1862 until the construction of this bridge in 1925, the only way for road traffic to cross the Gauley River at Gauley Bridge was by ferry.
Facts
- Overview
- Lost Parker through truss bridge over Gauley River on Midland Trail - SR 16
- Location
- Gauley Bridge, Fayette County, West Virginia
- Status
- Replaced by a new bridge
- History
- Built 1925; opened December 24, 1925; replaced 1951
- Design
- (3)8-panel, riveted Parker through truss spans
(2)5-panel, riveted Warren pony truss spans with alternating verticals
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +38.16319, -81.19506 (decimal degrees)
38°09'47" N, 81°11'42" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
- Approximate UTM coordinates
- 17/482912/4223939 (zone/easting/northing)
- Inventory number
- BH 87361 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- May 14, 2022: Updated by Paul Plassman: Added build date and other stuff
- May 13, 2022: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
- December 4, 2019: New photo from Geoff Hubbs