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Oblique View of the South face

This bridge is closed to all traffic. The deck is in rough shape. This photo was taken from a "hobo jungle," where a fire was still smoldering, and the bridge appears to be a popular hangout for local teens.

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in October 2007

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Description

This span is very similar to the Laughery Creek Bridge in the design of the portals.

Facts

Overview: Through truss bridge over Fish Creek on CR 27
Location: Marshall County, West Virginia
Status: Closed to all traffic
History: Built 1886 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co.
Builder: - Wrought Iron Bridge Co. of Canton, Ohio
Design: Pin-connected, 13-panel Whipple through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 201.1 ft.
Total length: 203.1 ft.
Deck width: 17.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 17.3 ft.
Also called: Fish Creek Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.81500, -80.79833 (decimal degrees)
39°48'54" N, 80°47'54" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/517260/4407243 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Powhatan Point
Inventory number: BH 35325 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 09/2006): Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 19.5 (out of 100)

Update Log

August 14, 2010: Updated by Anthony Dillon: Changed common name
January 30, 2008: New photos from J.R. Manning

Sources

J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com
Historicbridges.org - by Nathan Holth

Comments

Fish Creek Bridge (Graysville)

Posted April 3, 2008, by Will Nelson (Willynwv [at] yahoo [dot] com)

There is a different manufacture plate on the west end of the brdge. Its for the Wrought Iron Bridge Company of Canto Ohio. Heres the link to my picture of it on Flickr.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/willynwv/2373410813/

Graysville Bridge