Log Cabin Bridge

West Virginia

Built 1933
Total Length 225'
Main Span 140'
Status Active

The Log Cabin Bridge, a 1933 span over Shavers Fork of the Cheat River, is in Randolph County, West Virginia.

The Log Cabin Bridge was constructed in 1933 by the Vincennes Bridge Company of Vincennes, Indiana, 1 along a new alignment of U.S. Route 33 around Faulkner and Bowden. U.S. Route 33 was re-aligned on a four-lane bypass in 1975, and the former alignment was redesignated as County Route 33/8.

Dimensions & Classification

Structural FormThrough Truss — Pratt
Primary MaterialSteel
Total Length225'
Main Span140'
Deck Width24'
Vertical Clearance14'5"
BuildersVincennes Bridge Co. (superstructure)

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References for this location, in MLA format.

  1. “Bridge plaque.”