Tunney Hunsaker Bridge

The Tunney Hunsaker Bridge (also known as the Fayette Station Bridge) is an historic truss bridge over the New River in New River Gorge, West Virginia.[1] The bridge is named after Tunney Hunsaker, American boxer and former chief-of-police at Fayetteville, West Virginia.

Tunney Hunsaker Bridge
Coordinates38°03′53″N 81°04′37″W / 38.064827°N 81.07707°W / 38.064827; -81.07707
CarriesCR-82 (Fayette Station Road)
CrossesNew River
LocaleFayette County, West Virginia, U.S.
Characteristics
DesignMetal 16 Panel Pin-Connected Pennsylvania Through Truss
Total length421 ft (128 m)
Width14.4 ft (4.4 m), single lane
Longest span279 ft (85.0 m)
History
Opened1889; 135 years ago (1889)
rehabilitated 1997; 27 years ago (1997)
Location
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The bridge is a single-lane truss bridge consisting of one main span (279 ft (85.0 m) long) and two approach spans, a total length of 421 ft (128 m) that carries County Road 82 (Fayette Station Road) over the New River.[1]

History

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Construction of the bridge was completed in 1889 by the Virginia Bridge and Iron Company of Roanoke, Virginia.[1] When the New River Gorge Bridge opened in 1977, the bridge, in a deteriorated state, was closed to traffic, and was rehabilitated and reopened in 1997.[1]

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Sources

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  • Trowbridge, David J., Philip Parlier, and Allison Frazier. "Fayette Station Bridge (Tunney Hunsaker Bridge)." Clio: Your Guide to History. August 3, 2020. Accessed April 17, 2021. https://www.theclio.com/entry/42242
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