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US-250 Bridge

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Most Recent Visit To Bridge: March 2007

Key Facts
Bridge Name Facility Carried / Feature Intersected Location Structure Type Construction Date / Builder or Contractor
US-250 Bridge US-250 Over Fish Creek Rural: Marshall County, West Virginia Metal Riveted Pratt Through Truss, Stationary 1924 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York
Technical Facts
Structure Length Roadway Width Main Spans Approach Spans
154 Feet (46.9 Meters) 17.4 Feet (5.3 Meters) 1 None

This is an eight panel structure that also features a skew. On of the hip verticals has been replaced, but it otherwise retains good historic integrity. It is located on a very tight curve on US-250. Such a tight alignment on a primary roadway is unusual, but given the curvy nature of the entire road as it weaves around the knobby mountains the bridge is really not much worse than other sections of the road. The bridge however is essentially a one-lane bridge, which is quite unusual for a U.S. Highway. On the other hand, while US-250 is the only major road in the area, it still seems to be a fairly lightly traveled road given its status. This is a rather rural area.

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