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CR 57 Bridge (1907)

Kanawha County, West Virginia

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Overview
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Elk River on CR 57
Location
Blue Creek, Kanawha County, West Virginia
Status
Removed but not replaced
History
Built 1907
Railroads
- Kanawha & Michigan Railway (K&M)
- New York Central Railroad (NYC)
- Penn Central Railroad (PC)
Design
Parker through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 200.1 ft.
Total length: 357.0 ft.
Deck width: 8.5 ft.
Also called
NYC - Elk River Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.44833, -81.45667   (decimal degrees)
38°26'54" N, 81°27'24" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/460151/4255659 (zone/easting/northing)
Average daily traffic (as of 2017)
2,057
Inventory number
BH 84580 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of October 2018)
Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 88.4 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Blue Creek, West Virginia (1)
Built 1907 (754)
Built during 1900s (7,734)
Kanawha & Michigan Railway (6)
Kanawha County, West Virginia (69)
Lost (29,920)
New York Central Railroad (1,024)
One-lane traffic (7,992)
Owned by state (16,635)
Parker through truss (1,421)
Parker truss (1,816)
 Penn Central Railroad (1,572)
Rail-to-road (359)
Railroad (16,665)
Span length 175-250 feet (2,093)
Stoplight Controlled (23)
Temporary (23)
Through truss (17,798)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,606)
Truss (36,693)
West Virginia (1,600)
Wooden deck (6,209)

Update Log 

  • March 1, 2019: Updated by Luke: Added categories "New York Central Railroad", "Penn Central Railroad", "Kanawha & Michigan Railway", "Railroad", "Rail-to-road"

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