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Duck Run Cable Suspension Bridge 
Summary
Duck Run Cable Suspension Bridge, also known as Trubada Swinging Bridge, is a historic cable suspension bridge that spans the Little Kanawha River at Trubada, Gilmer County, West Virginia. The bridge was built in 1922. The bridge is 351 feet, 7 inches, with a main span of 209 feet, 9 inches, and two half spans of 76 feet, 6 inches, and 65 feet, 4 inches. It features four reinforced concrete towers for the two wire rope cables.[2]
Duck Run Cable Suspension Bridge | |
 Duck Run Suspension Bridge, February 2011 | |
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| Location | Over the Kanawha R. S of jct. of WV 5 and WV 30, Trubada, West Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°55′42″N 80°47′14″W / 38.928295°N 80.787333°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1922 |
| Architect | Moss, William M.; Lewis, Fred |
| Architectural style | cable suspension bridge |
| NRHP reference No. | 97000783 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 9, 1997 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Emory L. Kemp (November 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Duck Run Cable Suspension Bridge" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-06-20.