Kanawha River/NS/NYC 1919 Bridge over Ohio River at Point Pleasant, WV

(Bridge Hunter, contains a relatively long history description; Historic Bridges; Satellite)

The main span is 420' long. The original bridge was completed in 1885 with a 450' main span.

According to the 2005 SPV Map, Toledo & Ohio Central owned the route that connected this bridge through Columbus to Toledo. Kanawha & Michigna a route into West Virginia that went through Charleston. According to Bridge Hunter, K&M also owned the bridge. This bridge also carried traffic between the Hocking Valley in Ohio and a B&O route in WV.

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Both the T&OC and K&M were subsidiaries of NYC and Norfolk Southern got them when Conrail was split between NS and CSX. According to the August, 2018 issue of Trains Magazine, pp 41-47, in 2016 Watco formed the shortline Kanawha River to lease and operate the route between Columbus and some towns south of Charleston, WV. Pages 41-42 is a two-page (drone?) photo of a KR train crossing this bridge into Ohio.

Bob O'Malley posted
Point Pleasant Railroad Bridge over the Ohio River. The bridge connects Ohio and West Virginia.
[This would have been taken from the WV shore looking ]
Patrick Cavanaugh also the site of the SILVER BRIDGE...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_Bridge

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Shane Michael shared
Dennis DeBruler: A nice closeup of the 420' span.

 

Shane’s Snapshots added, cropped

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"At 3,925 feet, it was one of the longest bridges of its kind when it was first constructed in the late nineteenth century....Incidentally, this bridge played an important role following the collapse of the Silver Bridge in 1967. This catastrophic accident left the river full of cars and debris, claiming the lives of 46 people. The K&M Railroad provided passenger rail service across this bridge for an affordable fee. This service was discontinued when the new Silver Memorial Bridge opened in 1969."
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On December 15, 1967, the Silver Bridge connecting Point Pleasant and Kanauga that carried US 35 collapsed into the Ohio River, killing 46. As there was no other fixed crossing across the river at that location, the K&M hosted commuter passenger service. Fares were 50 cents one way to Gallipolis and 35 cents to Kanauga, with 5 scheduled departure times. The service continued until the Silver Memorial Bridge opened in December 1969. [Bridge Hunter]

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