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United States historic place
Park's Gap Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Park's Gap Bridge is located in West VirginiaPark's Gap BridgeShow map of West VirginiaPark's Gap Bridge is located in the United StatesPark's Gap BridgeShow map of the United States
Nearest cityRoute 6 over Back Creek, near Martinsburg, West Virginia
Coordinates39°30′45″N 78°2′11″W / 39.51250°N 78.03639°W / 39.51250; -78.03639
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1892
ArchitectVulcan Road Machine Company
Architectural styleModified Howe Truss
NRHP reference No.94001299
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 span 93 feet (28 m) long and 12 feet (3.7 m) wide over Back Creek. It is a simple span pony truss supported on stone abutments.

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

Another view of the bridge

References

  1. ^ "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.

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U.S. National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
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