Tunney Hunsaker Bridge
rehabilitated 1997; 27 years ago (1997)
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The Tunney Hunsaker Bridge (also known as the Fayette Station Bridge) is an historic truss bridge over the New River in New River Gorge, West Virginia.[1] The bridge is named after Tunney Hunsaker, American boxer and former chief-of-police at Fayetteville, West Virginia.
Details
The bridge is a single-lane truss bridge consisting of one main span (279 ft (85.0 m) long) and two approach spans, a total length of 421 ft (128 m) that carries County Road 82 (Fayette Station Road) over the New River.[1]
History
Construction of the bridge was completed in 1889 by the Virginia Bridge and Iron Company of Roanoke, Virginia.[1] When the New River Gorge Bridge opened in 1977, the bridge, in a deteriorated state, was closed to traffic, and was rehabilitated and reopened in 1997.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Fayette Station Bridge / Tunney Hunsaker Bridage at historicbridges.org
Sources
- Trowbridge, David J., Philip Parlier, and Allison Frazier. "Fayette Station Bridge (Tunney Hunsaker Bridge)." Clio: Your Guide to History. August 3, 2020. Accessed April 17, 2021. https://www.theclio.com/entry/42242
External links
- Gallery of bridge pictures at historicbridges.org
- National Bridge Inventory Data Sheet (2013 Inventory)
- HISTORIC AMERICAN ENGINEERING RECORD, National Park Service
- Fayette Station Bridge, Spanning New River at County Route 82, Fayetteville, Fayette County, WV, Library of Congress
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