History
The first bridge at Ivydale over the Elk River was completed circa 1902. 3 An application for authority to construct a replacement structure was approved by the War Department’s Secretary of War in February 1930; approval was required as it crossed a navigable waterway. Plans for the new Ivydale Bridge were approved in November 1938, and a bid for its construction was awarded in 1939 to E. R. Mills of Frankfort, Kentucky, for the cost of $28.957. 2 5 The bridge components were fabricated by the Pan-American Bridge Company of New Castle, Indiana, 5 6 with the concrete wing walls built by the Works Progress Administration. 6 Two stone piers from the prior bridge were reused.
The Ivydale Bridge was later named for former state representative J.C. Cruikshank from Ivyddale. 6
A $3.6 million contract to replace the load-restricted 1939 structure was awarded in November 2021 to the Rock Fork Bridge Company. 1
Structure
Dimensions & Classification
| Structural Form | Through Truss — Parker |
|---|---|
| Primary Material | Steel |
| Total Length | 338' |
| Main Span | 163' |
| Deck Width | 16'7" |
| Vertical Clearance | 13'9" |
| Builders | Pan-American Bridge Co. (superstructure) Works Progress Administration (substructure) E. R. Mills |
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Sources & Citations
References for this location, in MLA format.
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- “Six bridge replacements among 19 projects awarded by Division of Highways.” West Virginia Department of Transportation, 23 Nov. 2021. ↗
- “Bids Scanned on Road Work.” Charleston Daily Mail, 17 Jan. 1939, p. 14.
- “Charleston Daily Mail.” 2 Feb. 1930, p. 13.
- “Plan for Ivydale Bridge Approved.” Charleston Daily Mail, 20 Nov. 1938, p. 10.
- Mead & Hunt and KCI. Ivydale Bridge. West Virginia Historic Bridge Inventory Form, State Historic Preservation Office, 2013. ↗
- Cress, Dana. Ivydale Bridge. GAI Consultants, State Historic Preservation Office, Jan. 2019. ↗
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