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Wheeling Creek Trestle

Belmont County, Ohio

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Wheeling Creek Trestle

Photo taken by David Case in May 2020

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BH Photo #485612

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Facts 

Overview
Pratt Through Bridge over Wheeling Creek on Cleveland, Lorain, And Wheeling Railway
Location
Belmont County, Ohio
Status
Intact but closed to all traffic
Railroads
- Baltimore & Ohio Railroad (BO)
- Cleveland, Lorain & Wheeling Railway
Design
Abandoned trestle type bridge over Wheeling Creek on former Cleveland, Lorain, and Wheeling Railway
Dimensions
Total length: 500.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.11207, -80.87976   (decimal degrees)
40°06'43" N, 80°52'47" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/510247/4440202 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 91225 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

6-panel truss (652)
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad (475)
Belmont County, Ohio (56)
Cleveland, Lorain & Wheeling Railway (2)
Closed (2,663)
Deck girder (5,777)
Girder (10,299)
Ohio (3,431)
Owned privately (1,745)
 Pin-connected (3,920)
Plate girder (7,983)
Pratt through truss (5,426)
Pratt truss (9,347)
Railroad (15,601)
Through truss (15,181)
Total length 500-1000 feet (2,878)
Truss (32,961)

Update Log 

  • November 17, 2020: Updated by John Marvig: added information
  • November 17, 2020: Added by David Case

Sources 

  • David Case
  • John Marvig - marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com

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