Ross Booth Memorial Bridge

United States historic place
Winfield Toll Bridge
The bridge in 2022
38°32′04″N 81°53′53″W / 38.53444°N 81.89806°W / 38.53444; -81.89806
Arealess than one acre
Built1955 (1955)
Built byHarrington and Cortelyou, Inc.; John F. Beasley Construction Co.; Vincennes Steel Company
NRHP reference No.11000931[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 15, 2011

The Ross Booth Memorial Bridge, historically known as the Winfield Toll Bridge, also known as, is a historic three-span cantilever Warren Truss bridge located at Winfield and Red House, Putnam County, West Virginia. It was built in 1955, and spans the Kanawha River, carrying West Virginia Route 34. The cantilever through-truss consists of two anchor spans each 245 feet (75 m) in length and the main span 462 feet (141 m) in length between pier center lines. The main span consists of two 128-foot-4-inch (39.12 m) cantilever arms and a 205-foot-4-inch (62.59 m) suspended span.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 12/12/11 through 12/16/11. National Park Service. 2011-12-23.
  2. ^ Courtney Fint (August 2011). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Winfield Toll Bridge" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation.
Distant view from south in 2019
Underside of the bridge in 2022
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