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Oblique View of the South face

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in October 2007

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The west portal

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Government Plate

On the west end of the bridge, or, what's left of it anyway.

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The north truss and wooden deck

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The west pier

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West Abutment

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The undercarriage

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Underside and north face

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The east portal

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Manufacturer's Plate

On the east end of the bridge.

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Upper Truss Members

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The south face from upriver

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Map

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Facts

Overview: Through truss bridge over Fish Creek on CR 74
Location: Marshall County, West Virginia
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1913
Design: Through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 160.1 ft.
Total length: 222.1 ft.
Deck width: 12.5 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 20.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.78500, -80.72000 (decimal degrees)
39°47'06" N, 80°43'12" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/523975/4403932 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Glen Easton
Inventory number: BH 35326 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 06/2006): Deck condition rating: Excellent (9 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 20.9 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2005): 100

Update Log

January 30, 2008: New photos from J.R. Manning

Sources

J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net

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Fish Creek Bridge (Meigen)

Posted May 8, 2008, by Will Nelson (willynwv [at] yahoo [dot] com)

I have additional photos of the steel truss bridge at Meigen, Fish Creek on Cr74.