Cairo Footbridge

This is an image set within the Bridgemeister collection.

Bridge:Cairo Footbridge
Location:Cairo, Ritchie County, West Virginia, USA - North Fork Hughes River
Coordinates:39.20647 N 81.15699 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Image Set Contributor:Patrick S. O'Donnell
Date of Images:2008
Related Image Lists:All from Patrick S. O'Donnell
All in West Virginia
All in USA
All Pedestrian Suspension Bridges
All Other Bridge Types
Credit:All photos by Patrick S. O'Donnell. Please do not reuse without permission.

Patrick writes: "While it may appear that this bridge is a suspension bridge, the deck is not really suspended. The cabling does provide additional stabilization to the already sturdy beams making up the deck. I suspect that this bridge replaced a more traditional swinging/suspension bridge that once existed at this location." Patrick notes the stairs (visible in two photos near the end of this set) predate the current bridge.

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