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Back Run Bridge (Ruin), Approximately 2,000 feet (610 meters) upstream & south of confluence of Third Run & Back Run, Harrisville, Ritchie County, WV
Summary
Significance: The bridge abutments along Back Run are part of an impressive list of engineering structures built by the Harrisville Southern Railroad, a Ritchie County short line. They were built with the labor of Italian stone masons, and exhibit fine craftsmanship. Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places, they are a visible reminder of the short line railway age in Ritchie County.
Survey number: HAER WV-67
Building/structure dates: 1915 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: after. 1920- before. 1930 Subsequent Work
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Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Harrison Southern Railroad
Meyer, Lauren, transmitter
Kemp, Emory, photographer
Past & Present, Consultants, The Kemp Group, Incorporated, historian
Location
Harrisville, 39.20952, -81.05178
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html
