Suspension Bridges Crossing Roaring Creek (Tygart Valley River)

This is a list of the only bridge from the suspension bridge inventory crossing Roaring Creek (Tygart Valley 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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Swinging

Elkins, West Virginia, USA - Roaring Creek (Tygart Valley River)
Bridgemeister ID:2600 (added 2014-04-14)
Name:Swinging
Location:Elkins, West Virginia, USA
Crossing:Roaring Creek (Tygart Valley River)
Coordinates:38.923367 N 79.852452 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Closed, 2016
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

  • Closed since 2016 after an inspection deemed it unsafe. Was mentioned in local press several times in 2019 and 2020 with the community upset that no action was taken to repair the bridge which provided a convenient means of reaching downtown Elkins. Various articles in this time frame refer to the bridge as 76 or 80 years old.

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