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Blue Bridge

Barbour County, West Virginia

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Elk Creek Thru Truss

Photo taken by Brian McKee 7-4-2011

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BH Photo #203514

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Description 

Bridge appears in danger of collapse. State DOT r/w ends at west end of bridge.

Facts 

Overview
Through Truss bridge over Elk Creek on County Route 57/15
Location
Barbour County, West Virginia
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1886
Builder
- Mt. Vernon Bridge Co. of Mt. Vernon, Ohio
Design
Through Truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 92.9 ft.
Total length: 96.1 ft.
Deck width: 12.1 ft.
Also called
Elk Creek Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.13817, -80.10420   (decimal degrees)
39°08'17" N, 80°06'15" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/577418/4332491 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Philippi
Average daily traffic (as of 2015)
11
Inventory number
BH 47563 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of March 2018)
Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 19.6 (out of 100)
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Categories 

19th Century (9,088)
Barbour County, West Virginia (35)
Built 1886 (217)
Built during 1880s (2,296)
Have street view (29,913)
Mt. Vernon Bridge Co. (78)
Open (41,208)
Owned by state (16,660)
 Pratt through truss (6,232)
Pratt truss (10,547)
Span length 75-100 feet (6,733)
Structurally deficient (12,755)
Through truss (17,903)
Total length 75-100 feet (6,942)
Truss (36,820)
West Virginia (1,604)

Update Log 

  • September 1, 2015: Updated by Nathan Holth: Added name.
  • July 6, 2011: Updated by Brian McKee: Added builder and description notes
  • January 7, 2011: Added by J.P.

Sources 

  • J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Brian McKee - bjmckee51 [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • Nathan Holth

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