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CSX - Point Pleasant-Henderson Bridge

Mason County, West Virginia

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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 (B&O; BO)
- CSX Railroad (CSX)
- Chessie System
Design
Parker through truss
Dimensions
Span length: 91.9 ft.
Total length: 91.9 ft.
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

Categories 

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad (439)
Built 1946 (202)
Built during 1940s (4,011)
CSX Railroad (1,575)
Chessie System (98)
Deck girder (5,502)
Girder (9,751)
Have street view (26,162)
Henderson, West Virginia (3)
Kanawha River (17)
Mason County, West Virginia (22)
Open (39,093)
 Owned by railroad (11,886)
Parker through truss (1,271)
Parker truss (1,647)
Plate girder (7,537)
Point Pleasant, West Virginia (9)
Riveted (2,141)
Span length 75-100 feet (6,309)
Through truss (14,614)
Total length 75-100 feet (6,451)
Truss (32,061)
West Virginia (1,477)

Update Log 

  • 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

Sources 

  • Robert Wolfe
  • Historicbridges.org - by Nathan Holth
  • J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Andy Peters - anpete1971 [at] gmail [dot] com
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CSX - Point Pleasant-Henderson Bridge
Posted April 15, 2016, by Dan Robie (drobie [at] carolina [dot] rr [dot] com)

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.

CSX - Kanawha River Bridge (Henderson)
Posted January 5, 2016, by Mark Frazier (mfrazier404 [at] gmail [dot] com)

Postcard view of what I believe was the original bridge at this location.