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Tunney Hunsaker Bridge
Coordinates 38°03′53″N 81°04′37″W / 38.064827°N 81.07707°W / 38.064827; -81.07707
CarriesCR-82 (Fayette Station Road)
Crosses New River
Locale Fayette County, West Virginia, U.S.
Characteristics
DesignMetal 16 Panel Pin-Connected Pennsylvania Through Truss
Total length421 ft (128 m)
Width14.4 ft (4.4 m), single lane
Longest span279 ft (85.0 m)
History
Opened1889; 135 years ago (1889)
rehabilitated 1997; 27 years ago (1997)
Location

The Tunney Hunsaker Bridge (also known as the Fayette Station Bridge) is an historic truss bridge over the New River in New River Gorge, West Virginia. [1] The bridge is named after Tunney Hunsaker, American boxer and former chief-of-police at Fayetteville, West Virginia.

Details

The bridge is a single-lane truss bridge consisting of one main span (279 ft (85.0 m) long) and two approach spans, a total length of 421 ft (128 m) that carries County Road 82 (Fayette Station Road) over the New River. [1]

History

Construction of the bridge was completed in 1889 by the Virginia Bridge and Iron Company of Roanoke, Virginia. [1] When the New River Gorge Bridge opened in 1977, the bridge, in a deteriorated state, was closed to traffic, and was rehabilitated and reopened in 1997. [1]

References

Sources

  • Trowbridge, David J., Philip Parlier, and Allison Frazier. "Fayette Station Bridge (Tunney Hunsaker Bridge)." Clio: Your Guide to History. August 3, 2020. Accessed April 17, 2021. https://www.theclio.com/entry/42242


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Redirected from Fayette Station Bridge)
Tunney Hunsaker Bridge
Coordinates 38°03′53″N 81°04′37″W / 38.064827°N 81.07707°W / 38.064827; -81.07707
CarriesCR-82 (Fayette Station Road)
Crosses New River
Locale Fayette County, West Virginia, U.S.
Characteristics
DesignMetal 16 Panel Pin-Connected Pennsylvania Through Truss
Total length421 ft (128 m)
Width14.4 ft (4.4 m), single lane
Longest span279 ft (85.0 m)
History
Opened1889; 135 years ago (1889)
rehabilitated 1997; 27 years ago (1997)
Location

The Tunney Hunsaker Bridge (also known as the Fayette Station Bridge) is an historic truss bridge over the New River in New River Gorge, West Virginia. [1] The bridge is named after Tunney Hunsaker, American boxer and former chief-of-police at Fayetteville, West Virginia.

Details

The bridge is a single-lane truss bridge consisting of one main span (279 ft (85.0 m) long) and two approach spans, a total length of 421 ft (128 m) that carries County Road 82 (Fayette Station Road) over the New River. [1]

History

Construction of the bridge was completed in 1889 by the Virginia Bridge and Iron Company of Roanoke, Virginia. [1] When the New River Gorge Bridge opened in 1977, the bridge, in a deteriorated state, was closed to traffic, and was rehabilitated and reopened in 1997. [1]

References

Sources

  • Trowbridge, David J., Philip Parlier, and Allison Frazier. "Fayette Station Bridge (Tunney Hunsaker Bridge)." Clio: Your Guide to History. August 3, 2020. Accessed April 17, 2021. https://www.theclio.com/entry/42242



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