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BO - Little Kanawha River Bridge (Old)

Wood County, West Virginia

Photo 

Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923

BH Photo #436127

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Little Kanawha River on Railroad
Location
Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1883; Replaced 1924
Builder
- Phoenix Bridge Co. of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
Railroads
- Baltimore & Ohio Railroad (BO)
- Ohio River Railroad (1882-1912)
Design
Whipple through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.26464, -81.56777   (decimal degrees)
39°15'53" N, 81°34'04" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/451018/4346298 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Parkersburg
Inventory number
BH 56834 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,634)
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad (476)
Built 1883 (160)
Built during 1880s (2,011)
Continuous (2,504)
Continuous truss (185)
Lost (25,041)
Lost 1924 (46)
Lost during 1920s (494)
Ohio River Railroad (1882-1912) (1)
Owned by railroad (12,507)
Parkersburg, West Virginia (14)
 Phoenix Bridge Co. (190)
Pin-connected (3,928)
Pratt through truss (5,432)
Pratt truss (9,354)
Railroad (15,614)
Replaced by new bridge (16,827)
Through truss (15,204)
Truss (33,000)
West Virginia (1,494)
Whipple truss (390)
Wood County, West Virginia (30)

Update Log 

  • October 15, 2018: New photo from Luke
  • June 28, 2013: Added by Robert Elder

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B&O - Little Kanawha River Bridge (Old)
Posted October 15, 2018, by Art S. (asuckewer [at] knite [dot] com)

Luke,

Something isn't right. Note the Phoenix style plaque on the main span.

Regards,

Art S.