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Kanawha City Bridge

Kanawha County, West Virginia

Photos 

Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923

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BH Photo #407425

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Kanawha River on Road & Charleston Traction Co.
Location
Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1914; Replaced 1975
Builders
- American Bridge Co. of New York (Fabricator)
- D. Minnotti (Substructure)
- Farris Bridge Co. of Charleston, West Virginia (Contractor)
Railroads
- Charleston Interurban Railroad (CIRR)
- Interurban
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.33357, -81.59643   (decimal degrees)
38°20'01" N, 81°35'47" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/447873/4242994 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Charleston East
Inventory number
BH 78898 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

American Bridge Co. (1,681)
Built 1914 (869)
Built during 1910s (10,082)
Charleston Interurban Railroad (2)
Charleston, West Virginia (21)
D. Minnotti (1)
Deck truss (1,976)
Farris Bridge Co. (3)
Interurban (1,024)
Kanawha County, West Virginia (69)
Kanawha River (18)
Lost (30,080)
 Lost 1975 (94)
Lost during 1970s (996)
Owned by city (6,160)
Pennsylvania truss (595)
Rail-and-Road (400)
Railroad (16,683)
Replaced by new bridge (20,471)
Through truss (17,910)
Truss (36,836)
Warren deck truss (681)
Warren truss (7,095)
West Virginia (1,604)

Update Log 

  • March 2, 2022: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • October 20, 2017: Added by Luke

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