Blue Sulphur Bridge

Map 

Facts 

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 

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

Sources 

• J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
• Historicbridges.org - by Nathan Holth

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