Ross Booth Memorial Bridge
Appearance
Winfield Toll Bridge | |
![]() The bridge in 2022 | |
Location | ![]() |
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Coordinates | 38°32′04″N 81°53′53″W / 38.53444°N 81.89806°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1955 |
Built by | Harrington and Cortelyou, Inc.; John F. Beasley Construction Co.; Vincennes Steel Company |
NRHP reference No. | 11000931[1] |
Added to NRHP | December 15, 2011 |
The Ross Booth Memorial Bridge, historically known as the Winfield Toll Bridge, also known as, 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 (75 m) in length and the main span 462 feet (141 m) in length between pier center lines. The main span consists of two 128-foot-4-inch (39.12 m) cantilever arms and a 205-foot-4-inch (62.59 m) suspended span.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "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.
- ^ 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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Categories:
- Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
- Bridges completed in 1955
- Buildings and structures in Putnam County, West Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Putnam County, West Virginia
- Former toll bridges in West Virginia
- Cantilever bridges in the United States
- Warren truss bridges in the United States
- 1955 establishments in West Virginia
- Kanawha River
- Southern United States bridge (structure) stubs
- West Virginia building and structure stubs
- West Virginia transportation stubs
- Metro Valley Registered Historic Place stubs