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Buckhannon River Bridge

Upshur County, West Virginia

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Buckhannon River Pony Truss CR22/2

This is the new bridge

Photo taken by Brian McKee 7-5-2011

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BH Photo #203276

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Facts 

Overview
Truss bridge over Buckhannon River on CR 22/2
Location
Upshur County, West Virginia
Status
Replaced by new concrete bridge
History
Built 1903, replaced 2010
Design
Truss
Dimensions
Span length: 147.0 ft.
Total length: 147.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.93933, -80.23876   (decimal degrees)
38°56'22" N, 80°14'20" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/565973/4310319 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Buckhannon
Inventory number
BH 35619 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1903 (626)
Built during 1900s (7,687)
Lost (29,171)
Owned by state (16,593)
Replaced by new bridge (19,824)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,455)
 Structurally deficient (12,813)
Total length 125-175 feet (6,244)
Truss (36,026)
Upshur County, West Virginia (28)
West Virginia (1,554)

Update Log 

  • September 9, 2013: Updated by Michael Miller: Updated "GPS Coordinates"
  • July 5, 2011: Updated by Brian McKee: Bridge has been replaced with concrete bridge

Sources 

  • Brian McKee - bjmckee51 [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • Michael Miller - michael_a_miller [at] yahoo [dot] com

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