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Alderson Bridge

Greenbrier County, West Virginia, and Monroe County, West Virginia
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Alderson Bridge Lights

The bridge is decorated every Christmas by the town.

Photo taken by Loyd Lowry

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Overview
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Greenbrier River on Pedestrian Trail/Old Monroe Street
Location
Alderson, Greenbrier County, West Virginia, and Monroe County, West Virginia
Status
Open to pedestrians
History
Built 1914 by the Concrete Steel Bridge Co. bypassed 1977
Builders
- Concrete Steel Bridge Co. of Clarksburg, West Virginia
- Frank McEnteer
Design
Closed-spandrel arch
Dimensions
Total length: 467.0 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on December 4, 1991
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.72504, -80.64265   (decimal degrees)
37°43'30" N, 80°38'34" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/531491/4175368 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Alderson
Inventory numbers
NRHP 91001730 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 50430 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

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Alderson, West Virginia (1)
Arch (9,418)
Built 1914 (532)
Built during 1910s (6,730)
Closed-spandrel arch (2,754)
Concrete Steel Bridge Co. (4)
Deck arch (8,695)
Frank McEnteer (2)
 Greenbrier County, West Virginia (20)
Have street view (9,887)
Monroe County, West Virginia (8)
NR-listed (2,353)
Open to Pedestrians (2,084)
Preserved (652)
Total length 250-500 feet (3,371)
West Virginia (982)

Update Log 

  • January 15, 2012: New photo from Loyd Lowry
  • December 5, 2011: Added by J.P.

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