Suspension Bridges Crossing Tug Fork River
This is a list of all 3 bridges from the suspension bridge inventory crossing Tug Fork 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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1940: Nolan Toll
Nolan, West Virginia and Pike County, Kentucky, USA - Tug Fork River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 2239 (added 2007-03-27) |
| Year Completed: | 1940 |
| Name: | Nolan Toll |
| Location: | Nolan, West Virginia and Pike County, Kentucky, USA |
| Crossing: | Tug Fork River |
| Coordinates: | 37.73986 N 82.33125 W |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Use: | Vehicular |
| Status: | Only towers remain (last checked: 2009) |
Notes:
- The suspension bridge, and later the current adjacent beam and girder bridge, are privately owned and were previously operated as toll bridges. The current bridge was closed by West Virginia in late 2007.
- Ron Thompson, a member of the family who owns these structures (the suspension bridge formerly, and now the current crossing) writes: "This was a private toll bridge constructed beginning in 1939 by the Big Creek Bridge Company, a privately held corporation headquartered first in Nolan, then in Williamson. The replacement bridge next to it was constructed by the same entity. My father, along with other relatives, inherited most of the corporate stock, and for the last several years he has owned it in its entirety... My grandfather built the original suspension bridge primarily to provide a way to get coal from the surrounding hills in Pike and Martin County, Kentucky to tipples and markets in West Virginia."
(footbridge)
Sprigg vicinity, West Virginia and Pike County, Kentucky, USA - Tug Fork River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 2227 (added 2007-03-18) |
| Name: | (footbridge) |
| Location: | Sprigg vicinity, West Virginia and Pike County, Kentucky, USA |
| Crossing: | Tug Fork River |
| At or Near Feature: | Tug Valley Country Club |
| Coordinates: | 37.63102 N 82.18641 W |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Use: | Footbridge |
| Status: | In use (last checked: 2007) |
| Main Cables: | Wire (steel) |
| Suspended Spans: | 1 |
| Main Span: | 1 x 97.5 meters (320 feet) estimated |
Notes:
- Wide footbridge used by golf carts.
(footbridge)
Vulcan, West Virginia and Pike County, Kentucky, USA - Tug Fork River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 2262 (added 2007-04-20) |
| Name: | (footbridge) |
| Location: | Vulcan, West Virginia and Pike County, Kentucky, USA |
| Crossing: | Tug Fork River |
| Coordinates: | 37.55934 N 82.11506 W |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Use: | Footbridge |
| Status: | Removed, c. 2010s |
| Main Cables: | Wire (steel) |
| Suspended Spans: | 1 |
| Main Span: | 1 x 61 meters (200 feet) estimated |
Notes:
- Was still standing in very derelict condition in 2009. Appears to have been completely removed in the 2010s.
- Similar to (footbridge) - Kewanee, Kentucky, USA.
- Near 1907 Vulcan - Vulcan, West Virginia and Pike County, Kentucky, USA. Although similar in appearance, these appear to have been different bridges.
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