1894-2012 OOS/CSX/C&O Bridge over Gauley River at Belva, WV

(no Bridge Hunter; no Historic Bridges; B&T; Satellite)

Bridges & Tunnels by Sherman Cahal posted two photos with the comment:

The Belva Railroad Bridge carried the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad (C&O) Greendale (Gauley) Branch between Gauley over the Gauley River in Belva, West Virginia. Constructed c. 1893-94, the 1,126-foot [343m] bridge was last used c. 2012 when the last coal mine on the branch was idled.

⇢ More on this river crossing can be found at http://bridgestunnels.com/location/belva-railroad-bridge/

⇢ More on the C&O Greendale (Gauley) branch can be found at https://abandonedonline.net/.../chesapeake-ohio-railroad.../

Bridges & Tunnels by Sherman Cahal shared

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B&T, this webpage has several more photos of the bridge

1969/72 Gauley Bridge Quad @ 24,000