Suspension Bridges Crossing Elk River
This is a list of all 16 bridges from the suspension bridge inventory crossing Elk River . Please note that different rivers with the same name will be grouped together. For example, selecting 'Bear Creek' shows bridges across several different Bear Creeks. Also, similarly named rivers are grouped separately. For example, 'River Dee' (UK) bridges are grouped separately from 'Dee River' (Australia) bridges. Wherever you see a Bridgemeister ID number click it to isolate the bridge on its own page.
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Bridgemeister ID: 38 (added before 2003)Year Completed: 1852 Name: Charleston Also Known As: Lovell Street Location: Charleston, West Virginia , USA Crossing: Elk River Principals: W. O. Buchanan, William Kuhn, Abraham Wright References: AAJ , EOV , HBE , PTS2 Use: Vehicular Status: Collapsed, December 15, 1904 Main Cables: Wire (iron) Suspended Spans: 1 Main Span: 1 x 145.7 meters (478 feet) Deck width: 17 feet
Was still part of Virginia at time of completion. Damaged during Civil War. An article in the August 2, 1861 issue of the New York Times mentions: "A junction of our forces having now been effected, the army at once moved on to Elk River, which debouches into the Kanawha at Charleston, where the army encamped for the night. We would have crossed the stream at once, and marched through the town the same evening, but for the fact that the rebels had partially destroyed the beautiful suspension bridge which spans Elk River at this spot, rendering it unsafe for passage. Not content with burning a portion of the flooring, they nearly severed the strands which support the structure, and aid their work, too, in the most bungling manner. A more shameless piece of vandalism I never witnessed. While the army slept, a company of sappers and miners repaired the damage, and yesterday the army, nearly five thousand strong, marched through the streets of Charleston." Near 1884 (suspension bridge) - Charleston, West Virginia, USA .
Bridgemeister ID: 554 (added before 2003)Year Completed: 1854 Name: Elk River Location: Sutton, West Virginia , USA Crossing: Elk River Principals: Ira Hart References: EOV Use: Vehicular, with walkway Status: Removed, 1930 Main Cables: Wire (iron) Main Span: 1 x 140.2 meters (460 feet)
Bridgemeister ID: 1427 (added 2004-07-24)Year Completed: 1884 Name: (suspension bridge) Location: Charleston, West Virginia , USA Crossing: Elk River References: AAJ , HBE , PTS2 Use: Vehicular and Rail (streetcar) Status: Removed Main Cables: Wire Main Span: 1 x 83.2 meters (273 feet)
Bridgemeister ID: 1670 (added 2005-03-22)Name: (footbridge) Location: Clifton Ford vicinity and Webster Springs vicinity, West Virginia , USA Crossing: Elk River Coordinates: 38.57102 N 80.48879 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Footbridge Status: In use (last checked: 2005) Main Cables: Wire Suspended Spans: 1 Main Span: 1 x 70.1 meters (230 feet) estimated
Bridgemeister ID: 1671 (added 2005-03-22)Name: (footbridge) Location: Clifton Ford vicinity and Webster Springs vicinity, West Virginia , USA Crossing: Elk River Coordinates: 38.56377 N 80.48884 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Footbridge Status: In use (last checked: 2005) Main Cables: Wire Suspended Spans: 1 Main Span: 1 x 79.2 meters (260 feet) estimated
Bridgemeister ID: 1672 (added 2005-03-22)Name: (footbridge) Location: Clifton Ford vicinity and Webster Springs vicinity, West Virginia , USA Crossing: Elk River Coordinates: 38.55854 N 80.48617 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Footbridge Status: In use (last checked: 2005) Main Cables: Wire Suspended Spans: 1 Main Span: 1 x 63.4 meters (208 feet) estimated
Bridgemeister ID: 1673 (added 2005-03-22)Name: (footbridge) Location: Clifton Ford vicinity and Webster Springs vicinity, West Virginia , USA Crossing: Elk River Coordinates: 38.52709 N 80.47652 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Footbridge Status: In use (last checked: 2005) Main Cables: Wire Suspended Spans: 1 Main Span: 1 x 72.5 meters (238 feet) estimated
Bridgemeister ID: 1674 (added 2005-03-22)Name: (footbridge) Location: Clifton Ford vicinity and Webster Springs vicinity, West Virginia , USA Crossing: Elk River Coordinates: 38.52487 N 80.48331 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Footbridge Status: In use (last checked: 2005) Main Cables: Wire Suspended Spans: 1 Main Span: 1 x 55.8 meters (183 feet) estimated
Bridgemeister ID: 1675 (added 2005-03-22)Name: (footbridge) Location: Clifton Ford vicinity and Webster Springs vicinity, West Virginia , USA Crossing: Elk River Coordinates: 38.51794 N 80.48419 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Footbridge Status: In use (last checked: 2005) Main Cables: Wire Suspended Spans: 1 Main Span: 1 x 59.4 meters (195 feet) estimated
Bridgemeister ID: 1682 (added 2005-03-26)Name: (footbridge) Location: Clifton Ford vicinity and Webster Springs vicinity, West Virginia , USA Crossing: Elk River Coordinates: 38.59299 N 80.49238 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Footbridge Status: Derelict (last checked: 2005) Main Cables: Wire Suspended Spans: 1
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Bridgemeister ID: 1683 (added 2005-03-26)Name: (footbridge) Location: Clifton Ford vicinity and Webster Springs vicinity, West Virginia , USA Crossing: Elk River Coordinates: 38.50829 N 80.47778 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Footbridge Status: In use (last checked: 2005) Main Cables: Wire Suspended Spans: 1 Main Span: 1 x 77.1 meters (253 feet) estimated
Bridgemeister ID: 327 (added before 2003)Name: Elkhurst Location: Elkhurst, Clay County, West Virginia , USA Crossing: Elk River Coordinates: 38.45182 N 81.15428 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Vehicular (one-lane) Status: Closed, 2003 (last checked: 2004) Main Cables: Wire (steel) Suspended Spans: 3 Main Span: 1 Side Spans: 2
Very narrow vehicular suspension bridge. 4,200-pound weight limit imposed, 1968.
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