Historic Bridges
of the United States
Capon Lake Bridge
Hampshire County
,
West Virginia
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Photo
Overview
Photo taken Oct. 2004 by Kevin M. Byrne
Map
Vicinity map
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TopoZone
Terraserver USA
Facts
Overview
Whipple through truss bridge over Cacapon River, just off WV 259
Location
Hampshire County
,
West Virginia
Status
Open to pedestrians only
History
Originally built 1874 near Romney; relocated here in 1938
Design
Whipple through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.15791, -78.53703
(decimal degrees)
39°09'28" N, 78°32'13" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory number
BH 35126
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Categories
19th Century
(1,720)
Built 1874
(26)
Built during 1870s
(255)
Hampshire County, West Virginia
(8)
Open to pedestrians
(376)
Relocated
(123)
Through truss
(5,205)
Truss
(15,739)
West Virginia
(753)
Whipple truss
(47)
Update Log
January 19, 2007: Posted photo from Kevin M. Byrne
Sources
Kevin M. Byrne -
dcfireman [at] comcast [dot] net
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