Bridgeport Covered Bridge 48-35-01x / 35-07-04x

Photo

This photograph was taken on Wheeling Island looking over the back channel of the Ohio River towards Bridgeport.

Columbus Metropolitan Library; Ohio Transportation Collection

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BH Photo #279729

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Description

The old wooden covered bridge on the National Road (Route 40) between Bridgeport, Ohio and Wheeling, West Virginia. The bridge was built in 1839 and remained in service until 1893 when a new steel bridge was constructed around the old wooden one at a cost of $65,974.04. This was around the same time that the horse cars were replaced with electric cars. (Photo description by Ohio Transportation Collection)

Facts

Overview: Lost Covered through truss bridge over Back Channel of Ohio River on US 40
Location: Bridgeport, Ohio County, West Virginia, and Belmont County, Ohio
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
History: Built 1839; Replaced by steel bridge 1893
Builder: - Noah Zane
Design: Multiple Kingpost through truss
Also called: National Road Covered Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.07226, -80.73802 (decimal degrees)
40°04'20" N, 80°44'17" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/522338/4435810 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Wheeling
Inventory numbers: WGCB 48-35-01x / 35-07-04x (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
BH 60245 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log

March 14, 2014: Added by Dave King

Related Bridges

Bridgeport Bridge (Successor)

Sources

Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com