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Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Rowelsburg Bridge, Spanning Cheat River, Rowlesburg, Preston County, WV

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Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Rowelsburg Bridge, Spanning Cheat River, Rowlesburg, Preston County, WV

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Summary

Significance: The Rowelsburg Bridge is a typical example of an early 20th century riveted Warren Truss bridge. This bridge is the third on this site, the two previous being a Bollman Truss bridge (1870) and a Fink Truss bridge (1851).
Survey number: HAER WV-13
Building/structure dates: 1910 Initial Construction

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Date

1969 - 1980

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Contributors

Historic American Engineering Record, creator

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Location

Rowlesburg, 39.34843, -79.67089

Google Map of 39.348431, -79.6708929

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Library of Congress

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