CSX - Parkersburg Bridge

Photos 

Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

BH Photo #151114

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview

Through truss bridge over Ohio River on CSX Railroad

Location

Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia, and Washington County, Ohio

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1905; 1 truss replaced in 1972 after barge explosion

Builder

- King Bridge Co. of Cleveland, Ohio

Railroads

- Baltimore & Ohio Railroad (BO)
- CSX Railroad (CSX)

Design

Has 46 spans; 25 deck plate girder, 14 deck truss, 6 through truss, and 1 through plate girder.

Dimensions

Total length: 7,140.0 ft. (1.4 mi.)

Approximate latitude, longitude

+39.27166, -81.56695   (decimal degrees)
39°16'18" N, 81°34'01" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

17/451094/4347076 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Parkersburg

Inventory number

BH 43808 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• June 6, 2022: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
• May 21, 2022: New photo from Paul Plassman
• February 10, 2022: New photo from Bambi Sharkoman
• October 14, 2018: Updated by Luke: Corrected build date: NOT built in 1870
• April 8, 2017: Updated by Christopher Finigan: Added categories "Pin-connected", "Riveted"
• July 3, 2016: Updated by Royce and Bobette Haley: Added category "King Bridge Co."
• November 20, 2015: New photos from Jack Schmidt
• December 30, 2009: Added by Bill Eichelberger

Related Bridges 

• BO - Parkersburg Bridge (Old) (Predecessor)

Sources 

• Bill Eichelberger
• Historicbridges.org - by Nathan Holth
• Electric Earl
• Jack Schmidt - jjturtle [at] earthlink [dot] net
• Royce and Bobette Haley - roycehaley111 [at] yahoo [dot] com
• Luke
• Jesse Sharkoman Berube - jesseberube5 [at] gmail [dot] com
• Paul Plassman
• Geoff Hubbs

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