Duck Run Cable Suspension Bridge

Duck Run Cable Suspension Bridge, also known as Trubada Swinging Bridge, is a historic cable suspension bridge that spans the Little Kanawha River at Trubada, Gilmer County, West Virginia. The bridge was built in 1922. The bridge is 351 feet, 7 inches, with a main span of 209 feet, 9 inches, and two half spans of 76 feet, 6 inches, and 65 feet, 4 inches. It features four reinforced concrete towers for the two wire rope cables.[2]

Duck Run Cable Suspension Bridge
Duck Run Suspension Bridge, February 2011
Duck Run Cable Suspension Bridge is located in West Virginia
Duck Run Cable Suspension Bridge
Duck Run Cable Suspension Bridge is located in the United States
Duck Run Cable Suspension Bridge
LocationOver the Kanawha R. S of jct. of WV 5 and WV 30, Trubada, West Virginia
Coordinates38°55′42″N 80°47′14″W / 38.928295°N 80.787333°W / 38.928295; -80.787333
Arealess than one acre
Built1922
ArchitectMoss, William M.; Lewis, Fred
Architectural stylecable suspension bridge
NRHP reference No.97000783 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 9, 1997

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Emory L. Kemp (November 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Duck Run Cable Suspension Bridge" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-06-20.