John Blue Bridge

Photos

Photo taken by Steve Conro in August 2016

BH Photo #361332

Overview: Through truss bridge over South Branch Potomac River on WV 28
Location: Hampshire County, West Virginia
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1936
Builder: - Fort Pitt Bridge Works of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Design: One riveted Parker through truss with one polygonal Warren pony truss span at each end.
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 230.0 ft.
Total length: 419.0 ft.
Deck width: 24.9 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.9 ft.
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Also called: Blue Beach Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.42738, -78.71495 (decimal degrees)
39°25'39" N, 78°42'54" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/696680/4366696 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Springfield
Average daily traffic (as of 2016): 3,051
Inventory number: BH 35131 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of July 2018): Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 20.4 (out of 100)
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John Blue Bridge

Posted October 2, 2020, by Warren Jenkins (wwjenkins77 [at] verizon [dot] net)

Construction in progress, hurry if anyone wants pics.

John Blue Bridge

Posted July 5, 2020, by Warren Jenkins (wwjenkins77 [at] verizon [dot] net)

Doomed

Cumberland Times-News, 7/5/2020