Winfield Toll Bridge

Winfield Toll Bridge
Location WV 34 mile 21.34, Winfield, West Virginia
Coordinates 38°32′04″N 81°53′53″W / 38.53444°N 81.89806°W / 38.53444; -81.89806Coordinates: 38°32′04″N 81°53′53″W / 38.53444°N 81.89806°W / 38.53444; -81.89806
Area less than one acre
Built 1955 (1955)
Built by Harrington and Cortelyou, Inc.; John F. Beasley Construction Co.; Vincennes Steel Company
NRHP Reference # 11000931[1]
Added to NRHP December 15, 2011

Winfield Toll Bridge, also known as the Ross Booth Memorial Bridge, is a historic three-span cantilever Warren Truss bridge located at Winfield and Red House, Putnam County, West Virginia. It was built in 1955, and spans the Kanawha River, carrying West Virginia Route 34. The cantilever through-truss consists of two anchor spans each 245 feet in length and the main span 462 feet in length between pier center lines. The main span consists of two 128 feet, 4 inch, cantilever arms and a 205 feet, 4 inch, suspended span.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 12/12/11 through 12/16/11. National Park Service. 2011-12-23.
  2. Courtney Fint (August 2011). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Winfield Toll Bridge" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation.


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