Suspension Bridges Crossing New River
This is a list of all 3 bridges from the suspension bridge inventory crossing New River. Please note that different rivers with the same name will be grouped together. For example, selecting 'Bear Creek' shows bridges across several different Bear Creeks. Also, similarly named rivers are grouped separately. For example, 'River Dee' (UK) bridges are grouped separately from 'Dee River' (Australia) bridges. Wherever you see a Bridgemeister ID number click it to isolate the bridge on its own page.
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1900: New River
Nuttallburg and South Nuttall, West Virginia, USA - New River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 347 (added before 2003) |
| Year Completed: | 1900 |
| Name: | New River |
| Also Known As: | Swinging |
| Location: | Nuttallburg and South Nuttall, West Virginia, USA |
| Crossing: | New River |
| Coordinates: | 38.047482 N 81.035972 W |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| References: | AAJ, HBE |
| Use: | Footbridge |
| Status: | Only towers remain (last checked: 2006) |
| Main Cables: | Wire |
| Suspended Spans: | 1 |
| Main Span: | 1 x 103.6 meters (340 feet) |
| Deck width: | 6 feet |
Notes:
- At least one of the towers is still standing, as of 2006.
- Coordinates are for likely location of the bridge, based on historical maps.
1903: Caperton
Caperton vicinity, West Virginia, USA - New River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 1422 (added 2004-07-17) |
| Year Completed: | 1903 |
| Name: | Caperton |
| Location: | Caperton vicinity, West Virginia, USA |
| Crossing: | New River |
| Coordinates: | 38.021856 N 81.028479 W |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| References: | AAJ, HBE, PTS2 |
| Use: | Footbridge |
| Status: | Removed |
| Main Cables: | Wire |
| Suspended Spans: | 1 |
| Main Span: | 1 x 155.4 meters (510 feet) |
Notes:
- Removed by the 1960s, probably earlier.
Long Bottom
Hinton, West Virginia, USA - New River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 2113 (added 2006-09-03) |
| Name: | Long Bottom |
| Location: | Hinton, West Virginia, USA |
| Crossing: | New River |
| Status: | Removed |
| Main Cables: | Wire (steel) |
Notes:
- From a sign at the New River Gorge visitors center: "Built in the 1920's, this suspension bridge connected the New River Lumber Company sawmill with the Long bottom train station on the other side of the New River. Rail cars pulled by a steel cable carried lumber to the railroad station."
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