Friday, March 19, 2021

1916-1980 Parkersburg Suspension Bridge over Ohio River

(Bridge Hunter; HAER)

This bridge was replaced by the Parkersburg-Belpre Bridge in 1978 and then torn down in 1980.

HAER WVA,54-PARK,6--1
VIEW OF CENTER SPAN AND SUPPORT - Parkersburg Suspension Bridge, Spanning Ohio River between Parkersburg, WV & Belpre, OH, Parkersburg, Wood County, WV
[This is the worst HAER report that I have seen. It has only this one photograph and the written part consists of one word: "PHOTOGRAPHS". And with just one word, they managed to make a mistake because they used the plural form of the word.]

Digitized by Goggle, p914
[The main span was 775' long with a clearance of 90' above low water.]

Photo via Bridge Hunter, Public Domain
[I could not figure out the books.google.com link for this photo.]


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