Duck Run Cable Suspension Bridge Explained

Duck Run Cable Suspension Bridge
Location:Over the Kanawha R. S of jct. of WV 5 and WV 30, Trubada, West Virginia
Coordinates:38.9283°N -80.7873°W
Built:1922
Architect:Moss, William M.; Lewis, Fred
Architecture:cable suspension bridge
Added:July 9, 1997
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:97000783

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.[1]

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Duck Run Cable Suspension Bridge. November 1996. 2011-06-20 . Emory L. Kemp. State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation.