Elkhurst Suspension Bridge
This is an image set within the Bridgemeister collection.
| Bridge: | Elkhurst Suspension Bridge |
| Location: | Elkhurst, West Virginia, USA - Elk River |
| Coordinates and Maps: | See related inventory record(s). |
| Image Set Contributor: | David Denenberg |
| Date of Images: | September 6, 2004 |
| Related Suspension Bridge Inventory: | Elkhurst - Elkhurst, Clay County, West Virginia, USA |
| Related Image Lists: | All from David Denenberg All in West Virginia All in USA All Vehicular Suspension Bridges |
| Credit: | All photos by David Denenberg. Please do not reuse without permission. |
This is the narrowest vehicular suspension bridge I've ever been to. Almost hard to believe that automobiles were allowed this bridge until you see the many warning signs on the southern approach to the bridge. The bridge was closed to traffic in 2003. Some local web sites say the local youth would entertain themselves by driving out to the middle of the bridge as fast as possible and slamming on the brakes to get the bridge to shake violently back and forth.
There is an extra length of cable strapped to the top of the main cables as they pass over the towers. More pictures of these later.
Could the cables have deteriorated so badly over the saddles that they had to strap these on to alleviate the tension? Or are these extra cables serving some other purpose?
