Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Fish Creeek Bridge

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The south face

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in October 2007

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The west portal

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North truss and wooden deck

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The undercarriage

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The west pier

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The west abutment

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Just the Fall foliage as seen from the valley

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The south face from below grade

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The east portal

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The north face

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Map

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Facts

Overview: Through truss bridge over Fish Creeek on CR 74
Location: Marshall County, West Virginia
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1897
Design: Through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 180.1 ft.
Total length: 242.1 ft.
Deck width: 13.5 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 10.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.76500, -80.66667 (decimal degrees)
39°45'54" N, 80°40'00" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/528550/4401728 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Glen Easton
Inventory number: BH 35324 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 07/2007): Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 10.4 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2005): 100

Update Log

January 30, 2008: New photos from J.R. Manning

Sources

J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net

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