Bemis Truss Bridge (1907-2016)

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Shavers Fork Cheat River Thru Truss CR22

Photo taken by Brian McKee 7-6-2011

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BH Photo #203638

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Description

Temporary bridge was being installed downstream of old bridge at end of April 2016. Old bridge was gone end of June 2016. New bridge was under construction September 2016.

Facts

Overview: Through truss bridge over Shavers Fork Cheat River on CR 22
Location: Randolph County, West Virginia
Status: Demolished
History: Built 1907, Replaced 2016
Design: Pratt through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 125.0 ft.
Total length: 128.0 ft.
Deck width: 13.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 16.3 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.80757, -79.73772 (decimal degrees)
38°48'27" N, 79°44'16" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/609599/4296179 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Glady
Average daily traffic (as of 2012): 60
Inventory number: BH 35510 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of April 2014): Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 45.2 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Update Log

October 20, 2017: Updated by Brian Powell: tweak name to match DOH usage
September 21, 2016: Updated by Wayne Johnson: Bridge has been replaced.
June 9, 2016: Updated by Tony Dillon: Fixed coordinates
July 7, 2011: New photos from Brian McKee

Sources

Brian McKee - bjmckee51 [at] yahoo [dot] com
Brian Powell
Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com