The Otterslide Truss Bridge carried County Route 7/13 over the South Fork Hughes River in the community of Berea in Ritchie County, West Virginia.
The Otterslide Truss Bridge carried County Route 7/13 over the South Fork Hughes River in the community of Berea in Ritchie County, West Virginia.
The Pratt pony truss was built in 1913 by the York Bridge Company, located in York, Pennsylvania. 1 Over the years, it underwent several structural updates in 1977 and 1985, at which point the floor beams and stringers were replaced. In 2017, this bridge was decommissioned and a new bridge was constructed to replace it. The new structure, a Warren pony truss, was erected by the U.S. Bridge Company.
Details
- State: West Virginia
- Route: CR 7/13
- Status: Abandoned or Closed
- Type: Pratt Pony Truss
- Total Length: 101'
- Main Span Length: 98'
- Spans: 0
- Deck Width: 12.8'
- Roadway Width: 0
- Height of Structure: 0
- Above Vertical Clearance: 0
- Navigational Clearance: 0
Sources
- “Otterslide Truss.” West Virginia Historic Bridge Inventory Form, 2013.