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Park's Gap Bridge

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Park's Gap Bridge
Park's Gap Bridge is located in West Virginia
Park's Gap Bridge
Nearest cityRoute 6 over Back Creek, near Martinsburg, West Virginia
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1892
ArchitectVulcan Road Machine Company
Architectural styleModified Howe Truss
NRHP reference No.94001299 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 04, 1994

Park's Gap Bridge is a historic Howe Truss bridge located near Martinsburg, at Tomahawk, Berkeley County, West Virginia. It was built in 1892, and has a 93 feet long span and 12 feet wide over Back Creek. It is a simple span pony truss supported on stone abutments.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Michael Gioulis and Don C. Wood (June 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Park's Gap Bridge" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-06-02.