Historic Bridges
of the United States
Capon Lake Bridge
Hampshire County
,
West Virginia
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Photo taken Oct. 2004 by Kevin M. Byrne
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Whipple through truss bridge over Cacapon River, just off WV 259
Location
Hampshire County
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West Virginia
Status
Open to pedestrians only
History
Originally built 1874 near Romney; relocated here in 1938
Design
Whipple through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.15791
,
-78.53703
(decimal degrees)
39°09'28" N, 78°32'13" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/712811/4337189
(zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Yellow Spring
Inventory number
BH 35126
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
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19th Century
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Built 1874
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Built during 1870s
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Hampshire County, West Virginia
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Open to pedestrians
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Relocated
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Through truss
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Truss
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West Virginia
(822)
Whipple truss
(121)
Update Log
April 19, 2010: New Street View added by Nathan Holth
January 19, 2007: Posted photo from Kevin M. Byrne
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Kevin M. Byrne -
dcfireman [at] comcast [dot] net
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Nathan Holth
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