Duck Run Cable Suspension Bridge

Over the Kanawha R. S of jct. of WV 5 and WV 30, Trubada, West Virginia. County/parish: Gilmer.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places July 09, 1997. NRIS 97000783.

1 contributing structure.

Also known as:

  • Trubada Swinging Bridge
  • WVDOH-11-30-6.29

From Wikipedia:

Duck Run Cable Suspension Bridge

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.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/86535013

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