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Blue Sulphur Bridge

Cabell County, West Virginia

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Overview
Through truss bridge over Mud River on CR 17
Location
Cabell County, West Virginia
Status
Intact but closed to all traffic
History
Built 1888
Builder
- Groton Bridge Co. of Groton, New York
Design
Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 108.9 ft.
Total length: 157.2 ft.
Deck width: 13.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 13.6 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.42056, -82.24084   (decimal degrees)
38°25'14" N, 82°14'27" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/391680/4253207 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Milton
Inventory number
BH 35037 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (8,634)
Built 1888 (243)
Built during 1880s (2,221)
Cabell County, West Virginia (30)
Closed (2,765)
Groton Bridge Co. (114)
NR-eligible (4,117)
Owned by state (16,591)
Pratt through truss (6,127)
 Pratt truss (10,403)
Span length 100-125 feet (4,573)
Steel grate deck (468)
Structurally deficient (12,823)
Sufficiency rating zero (188)
Through truss (17,185)
Total length 125-175 feet (6,231)
Truss (35,934)
West Virginia (1,554)

Update Log 

  • November 6, 2012: Updated by J.P.: added builder, corrected location, status of bridge.
  • December 15, 2009: Updated by J.P.: replaced by a new bridge

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