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This is a list of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in the U.S. state of West Virginia.[1]
Survey No.
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Name (as assigned by HAER)
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Status
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Type[2]
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Built
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Documented
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Carries
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Crosses
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Location
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County
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Coordinates
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MD-16
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Harpers Ferry Bridge Piers
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Ruin
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1836
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1970
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Former Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
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Potomac River
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Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, and Maryland Heights, Maryland
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Jefferson County, West Virginia, and Washington County, Maryland
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39°19′25″N 77°43′38″W / 39.32361°N 77.72722°W / 39.32361; -77.72722 (Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Harpers Ferry Bridge Piers)
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WV-2
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Wheeling Suspension Bridge
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Extant
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Suspension
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1849
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1987
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US 40 (former)
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Ohio River
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Wheeling
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Ohio
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40°04′13″N 80°43′38″W / 40.07028°N 80.72722°W / 40.07028; -80.72722 (Wheeling Suspension Bridge)
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WV-8
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Barrackville Covered Bridge
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Extant
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Burr truss
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1853
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1972
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Pike Street
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Buffalo Creek
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Barrackville
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Marion
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39°30′21″N 80°10′05″W / 39.50583°N 80.16806°W / 39.50583; -80.16806 (Barrackville Covered Bridge)
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WV-11
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Northwestern Virginia Railroad, Grafton Bridge
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Replaced
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Fink truss
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1854
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1972
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North Western Virginia Railroad
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Tygart Valley River
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Grafton
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Taylor
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39°20′22″N 80°01′26″W / 39.33944°N 80.02389°W / 39.33944; -80.02389 (Northwestern Virginia Railroad, Grafton Bridge)
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WV-12
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Parkersburg Bridge
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Extant
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Parker truss
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1871
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1973
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CSX Transportation
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Ohio River
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Parkersburg, West Virginia, and Belpre, Ohio
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Wood County, West Virginia, and Washington County, Ohio
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39°16′15″N 81°33′56″W / 39.27083°N 81.56556°W / 39.27083; -81.56556 (Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Parkersburg Bridge)
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WV-13
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Rowelsburg Bridge
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Extant
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Warren truss
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1910
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1974
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Former Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
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Cheat River
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Rowlesburg
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Preston
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39°20′54″N 79°39′58″W / 39.34833°N 79.66611°W / 39.34833; -79.66611 (Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Rowelsburg Bridge)
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WV-14
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Fairmont Bridge
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Extant
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Pratt truss
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1912
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1972
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CSX Fairmont Subdivision
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Monongahela River
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Fairmont
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Marion
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39°28′00″N 80°08′52″W / 39.46667°N 80.14778°W / 39.46667; -80.14778 (Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Fairmont Bridge)
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WV-15
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Benwood Bridge
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Extant
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Parker truss
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1870
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1974
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Former Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
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Ohio River
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Benwood, West Virginia, and Bellaire, Ohio
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Marshall County, West Virginia, and Belmont County, Ohio
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40°00′43″N 80°44′22″W / 40.01194°N 80.73944°W / 40.01194; -80.73944 (Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Benwood Bridge)
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WV-18
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Tray Run Viaduct
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Replaced
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Trestle
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1905
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1974
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Former Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
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Tray Run
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Rowlesburg
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Preston
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39°21′29″N 79°41′40″W / 39.35806°N 79.69444°W / 39.35806; -79.69444 (Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Tray Run Viaduct)
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WV-20
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Cacapon River Viaduct
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Extant
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Stone arch
|
1910
|
1971
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Former Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
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Cacapon River
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Great Cacapon
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Morgan
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39°37′12″N 78°16′58″W / 39.62000°N 78.28278°W / 39.62000; -78.28278 (Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Cacapon River Viaduct)
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WV-23
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Bridgeport Lamp Chimney Company, Simpson Creek Bridge
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Extant
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Reinforced concrete through arch
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1924
|
1984
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Simpson Creek
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Bridgeport
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Harrison
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39°17′03″N 80°15′21″W / 39.28417°N 80.25583°W / 39.28417; -80.25583 (Bridgeport Lamp Chimney Company, Simpson Creek Bridge)
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WV-25
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Bridgeport Bridge
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Replaced
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Pratt truss
|
1893
|
1988
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US 40 (former)
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Ohio River back channel
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Wheeling, West Virginia, and Bridgeport, Ohio
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Ohio County, West Virginia, and Belmont County, Ohio
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40°04′21″N 80°44′19″W / 40.07250°N 80.73861°W / 40.07250; -80.73861 (Bridgeport Bridge)
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WV-31
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Staats Mill Covered Bridge
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Relocated
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Howe truss
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1882
|
1982
|
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Tug Fork of Mill Creek
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Ripley
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Jackson
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38°47′41″N 81°41′13″W / 38.79472°N 81.68694°W / 38.79472; -81.68694 (Staats Mill Covered Bridge)
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WV-32
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Milton Covered Bridge
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Relocated
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Howe truss
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1876
|
1975
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CR 25
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Mud River
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Milton
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Cabell
|
38°25′40″N 82°08′04″W / 38.42778°N 82.13444°W / 38.42778; -82.13444 (Milton Covered Bridge)
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WV-34
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Stone Bridges 1 and 2
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Extant
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Stone arch
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1909
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1987
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Former Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
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Little Buffalo Creek
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Gassaway
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Braxton
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38°39′19″N 80°45′40″W / 38.65528°N 80.76111°W / 38.65528; -80.76111 (Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Stone Bridges 1 and 2)
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WV-41
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New River Gorge Bridge
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Extant
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Steel arch
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1977
|
1988
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US 19
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New River
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Fayetteville
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Fayette
|
38°04′06″N 81°05′00″W / 38.06833°N 81.08333°W / 38.06833; -81.08333 (New River Gorge Bridge)
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WV-44
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East Street Bridge
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Replaced
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Pennsylvania truss
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1907
|
1992
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Alt_plate.svg/24px-Alt_plate.svg.png)
WV 14 Alt.
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Little Kanawha River
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Parkersburg
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Wood
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39°15′31″N 81°32′47″W / 39.25861°N 81.54639°W / 39.25861; -81.54639 (East Street Bridge)
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WV-46
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Chelyan Bridge
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Replaced
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Cantilever
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1929
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1993
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Spur_plate.svg/24px-Spur_plate.svg.png)
WV 61 Spur
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Kanawha River
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Chelyan
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Wood
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38°11′52″N 81°29′47″W / 38.19778°N 81.49639°W / 38.19778; -81.49639 (Chelyan Bridge)
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WV-53
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White's Creek Covered Bridge Abutments
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Ruin
|
|
1877
|
1992
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Big Sandy River Road
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White's Creek
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Cyrus
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Wayne
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38°18′33″N 82°34′16″W / 38.30917°N 82.57111°W / 38.30917; -82.57111 (White's Creek Covered Bridge Abutments)
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WV-54
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Cyrus Bridge
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Ruin
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Reinforced concrete cast-in-place slab
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1918
|
1992
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Norfolk and Western Railway
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White's Creek tributary
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Cyrus
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Wayne
|
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WV-55
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Cotton Hill Station Bridge
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Replaced
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Pratt truss
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1927
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1995
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WV 16
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New River
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Cotton Hill
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Fayette
|
38°06′50″N 81°08′37″W / 38.11389°N 81.14361°W / 38.11389; -81.14361 (Cotton Hill Station Bridge)
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WV-63
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Gilbert Bridge
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Replaced
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Parker truss
|
1925
|
1995
|
US 52
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Guyandotte River
|
Gilbert
|
Mingo
|
37°36′49″N 81°52′03″W / 37.61361°N 81.86750°W / 37.61361; -81.86750 (Gilbert Bridge)
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WV-60
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Fayette Station Bridge
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Extant
|
Pennsylvania truss
|
1889
|
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CR 82
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New River
|
Fayette
|
Fayette
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38°03′48″N 81°04′24″W / 38.06333°N 81.07333°W / 38.06333; -81.07333 (Fayette Station Bridge)
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WV-62
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Water Street Bridge
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Replaced
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Parker truss
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1934
|
1995
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CR 119/26
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Guyandotte River
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Logan
|
Logan
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37°50′56″N 81°59′48″W / 37.84889°N 81.99667°W / 37.84889; -81.99667 (Water Street Bridge)
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WV-64
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Easley Bridge
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Demolished
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Warren truss
|
1936
|
1997
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Poplar Street
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Norfolk Southern Railway
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Bluefield
|
Mercer
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37°15′51″N 81°14′24″W / 37.26417°N 81.24000°W / 37.26417; -81.24000 (Easley Bridge)
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WV-65
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"S" Bridge
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Demolished
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Warren truss
|
1935
|
1996
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US 40
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Little Wheeling Creek
|
Elm Grove
|
Ohio
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40°02′51″N 80°38′26″W / 40.04750°N 80.64056°W / 40.04750; -80.64056 ("S" Bridge)
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WV-66
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Buffalo Creek Bridge
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Replaced
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Reinforced concrete open-spandrel arch
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1934
|
1996
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US 19
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Buffalo Creek
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Fairmont
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Marion
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39°29′47″N 80°08′27″W / 39.49639°N 80.14083°W / 39.49639; -80.14083 (Buffalo Creek Bridge)
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WV-67
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Back Run Bridge
|
Ruin
|
|
1915
|
2000
|
Harrisville Southern Railroad
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Back Run
|
Harrisville
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Ritchie
|
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WV-73
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Williamstown–Marietta Bridge
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Replaced
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Cantilever
|
1903
|
1987
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/WV-31.svg/24px-WV-31.svg.png) WV 31 / SR 60
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Ohio River
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Williamstown, West Virginia, and Marietta, Ohio
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Wood County, West Virginia, and Washington County, Ohio
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39°24′32″N 81°26′53″W / 39.40889°N 81.44806°W / 39.40889; -81.44806 (Williamstown-Marietta Bridge)
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WV-78
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Wheeling Stone Arch Bridge
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Extant
|
Stone arch
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1817
|
1974
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Main Street
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Wheeling Creek
|
Wheeling
|
Ohio
|
40°03′48″N 80°43′24″W / 40.06333°N 80.72333°W / 40.06333; -80.72333 (Wheeling Stone Arch Bridge)
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WV-80
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Hempfield Viaduct and Tunnel No. 1
|
Extant
|
Stone arch
|
|
1974
|
Former Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
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Wheeling Creek
|
Wheeling
|
Ohio
|
40°04′22″N 80°42′41″W / 40.07278°N 80.71139°W / 40.07278; -80.71139 (Hempfield Viaduct and Tunnel No. 1)
|
WV-81
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Elk River Truss Bridge
|
Extant
|
Pratt truss
|
|
1975
|
Former Penn Central Railroad
|
Elk River
|
Charleston
|
Kanawha
|
38°21′30″N 81°37′49″W / 38.35833°N 81.63028°W / 38.35833; -81.63028 (Elk River Truss Bridge)
|
WV-88
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Parkersburg Suspension Bridge
|
Replaced
|
Suspension
|
1916
|
1973
|
US 50
|
Ohio River
|
Parkersburg, West Virginia, and Belpre, Ohio
|
Wood County, West Virginia, and Washington County, Ohio
|
39°16′15″N 81°33′58″W / 39.27083°N 81.56611°W / 39.27083; -81.56611 (Parkersburg Suspension Bridge)
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