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New River Bridge

Summers County, West Virginia

Photos 

New River Bridge

1907 view

Photo from old postcard

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BH Photo #496577

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over New River on Temple Street
Location
Hinton, Summers County, West Virginia
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Replaced 1975
Design
Pennsylvania through truss (Camelback format)
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.67272, -80.89337   (decimal degrees)
37°40'22" N, 80°53'36" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/509403/4169509 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 92978 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1906 (656)
Built during 1900s (7,687)
Hinton, West Virginia (2)
Lost (29,311)
Lost 1973 (99)
Lost during 1970s (971)
New River (28)
 Owned by county (21,660)
Pennsylvania truss (586)
Replaced by new bridge (19,908)
Summers County, West Virginia (9)
Through truss (17,370)
Truss (36,146)
West Virginia (1,554)

Update Log 

  • June 4, 2022: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • November 28, 2021: Updated by Paul Plassman: Added photo and truss type
  • August 23, 2021: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • April 29, 2021: New photo from Geoff Hubbs

Sources 

  • Geoff Hubbs
  • Paul Plassman

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