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2nd Street Bridge (1846)

Braxton County, West Virginia

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2nd Street Bridge (1846)

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Overview
Lost Wire suspension bridge over Elk River on 2nd Street
Location
Sutton, Braxton County, West Virginia
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1846
Design
Wire/cable suspension
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.66315, -80.71001   (decimal degrees)
38°39'47" N, 80°42'36" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/525229/4279436 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 88260 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (8,710)
Braxton County, West Virginia (23)
Built 1846 (18)
Built during 1840s (264)
Lost (29,215)
Lost 1931 (98)
 Lost during 1930s (960)
Replaced by new bridge (19,846)
Suspension (797)
Sutton, West Virginia (1)
West Virginia (1,554)

Update Log 

  • March 2, 2022: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • February 18, 2020: New photo from Geoff Hubbs

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Sources 

  • Geoff Hubbs

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