Park's Gap Bridge is a historic Howe Truss bridge located near Martinsburg, at Tomahawk, Berkeley County, West Virginia. It was built in 1892, and has a span 93 feet (28 m) long and 12 feet (3.7 m) wide over Back Creek. It is a simple span pony truss supported on stone abutments.[2]
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| Nearest city | Route 6 over Back Creek, near Martinsburg, West Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 39°30′45″N 78°2′11″W / 39.51250°N 78.03639°W |
| Area | 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) |
| Built | 1892 |
| Architect | Vulcan Road Machine Company |
| Architectural style | Modified Howe Truss |
| NRHP reference No. | 94001299 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 04, 1994 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Michael Gioulis and Don C. Wood (June 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Park's Gap Bridge" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-06-02.
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