Elk River Suspension Bridge

This is an image set within the Bridgemeister collection.

Bridge:Elk River Suspension Bridge
Location:Sutton, West Virginia, USA - Elk River
Image Set Contributor:Jochem Hollestelle
Related Suspension Bridge Inventory:1854 Elk River - Sutton, West Virginia, USA
Related Image Lists:All from Jochem Hollestelle
All in West Virginia
All in USA
All Vehicular Suspension Bridges
Credit:Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle.

This card was postmarked in 1913. Although it states the bridge was completed in 1846, it likely was not completed until the mid-1850s. Various sources cite 1852, 1853, 1854, and 1857 as the year of completion.

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