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Blackwater River Bridge

Tucker County, West Virginia

Photos 

Bridgemapper.com photo

Photo taken by Todd Wilson in 2007

BH Photo #405708

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Blackwater River on WV 32
Location
Tucker County, West Virginia
Status
Bridge has been replaced.
History
Built 1933; replaced 2007
Design
Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 140.1 ft.
Total length: 243.1 ft.
Deck width: 20.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 15.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.12800, -79.46164   (decimal degrees)
39°07'41" N, 79°27'42" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/632971/4332107 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Davis
Inventory number
BH 35282 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

7-panel truss (466)
Bridgemapper.com (1,325)
Built 1933 (667)
Built during 1930s (12,164)
Lost (28,387)
Lost 2007 (348)
Lost during 2000s (4,403)
Owned by state (16,548)
Pratt through truss (6,047)
 Pratt truss (10,282)
Replaced by new bridge (19,304)
Riveted (2,507)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,416)
Through truss (16,714)
Total length 175-250 feet (4,471)
Truss (35,380)
Tucker County, West Virginia (9)
West Virginia (1,552)

Update Log 

  • December 7, 2021: Updated by Paul Plassman: Added lost date
  • June 2, 2010: Updated by Bill Eichelberger: Bridge has been replaced.

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