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Tunney Hunsaker Bridge

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Tunney Hunsaker Bridge
Coordinates38°03′53″N 81°04′37″W / 38.064827°N 81.07707°W / 38.064827; -81.07707
CarriesCR-82 (Fayette Station Road)
CrossesNew River
LocaleFayette County, West Virginia, U.S.
Characteristics
DesignMetal 16 Panel Pin-Connected Pennsylvania Through Truss
Total length421 ft (128 m)
Width14.4 ft (4.4 m), single lane
Longest span279 ft (85.0 m)
History
Opened1889; 135 years ago (1889)
rehabilitated 1997; 27 years ago (1997)
Location
Map

The Tunney Hunsaker Bridge (also known as the Fayette Station Bridge) is an historic truss bridge over the New River in New River Gorge, West Virginia.[1] The bridge is named after Tunney Hunsaker, American boxer and former chief-of-police at Fayetteville, West Virginia.

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The bridge is a single-lane truss bridge consisting of one main span (279 ft (85.0 m) long) and two approach spans, a total length of 421 ft (128 m) that carries County Road 82 (Fayette Station Road) over the New River.[1]

History

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Construction of the bridge was completed in 1889 by the Virginia Bridge and Iron Company of Roanoke, Virginia.[1] When the New River Gorge Bridge opened in 1977, the bridge, in a deteriorated state, was closed to traffic, and was rehabilitated and reopened in 1997.[1]

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Sources

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  • Trowbridge, David J., Philip Parlier, and Allison Frazier. "Fayette Station Bridge (Tunney Hunsaker Bridge)." Clio: Your Guide to History. August 3, 2020. Accessed April 17, 2021. https://www.theclio.com/entry/42242
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