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CSX - Point Pleasant-Henderson Bridge
Photos
Closeup Crop of Bridge
i put this one first to avoid confusion since nobody else has pictures. and people might see the picture and think its the Bartow Jones Bridge
Photo taken by Jesse Sharkoman in September 2019
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BH Photo #519064
Description
Dimensions are estimated.
Facts
- Overview
- Parker through truss bridge over Kanawha River on CSX Railroad
- Location
- Point Pleasant, Mason County, West Virginia
- Status
- Open to traffic
- History
- Built 1946
- Railroads
- - Baltimore & Ohio Railroad (BO)
- CSX Railroad (CSX)
- Chessie System (B&O/C&O/WM)
- Design
- Parker through truss
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 475.0 ft.
Total length: 2,500.0 ft. (0.5 mi.)
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +38.83345, -82.13214 (decimal degrees)
38°50'00" N, 82°07'56" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
- Approximate UTM coordinates
- 17/401735/4298903 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Gallipolis
- Average daily traffic (as of 1995)
- 9,600
- Inventory number
- BH 46485 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
- Inspection report (as of February 2000)
- View more at BridgeReports.com
Update Log
- February 10, 2022: New photo from Bambi Sharkoman
- October 18, 2021: Updated by Paul Plassman: Removed NBI's 91.9' length and added estimated lengths
- March 1, 2013: New Street View added by Andy Peters
- November 9, 2012: Updated by J.P.: Added categories "Kanawha River", "Riveted", "Steel trestle"
- October 12, 2010: Added by Robert Wolfe
That is the original B&O cantilever bridge that spanned the Kanawha River. As steam power became larger and heavier through the years, this structure restricted what types could run the Ohio River line . In 1947, it was replaced with the heavy truss bridge that exists today and opened the line for 2-8-2 Mikes, 4-6-2 Pacifics, etc.