Clifford Hollow Bridge

Bridge in Hardy County, West Virginia
39°05′40″N 78°52′46″W / 39.09444°N 78.87944°W / 39.09444; -78.87944Carries US 48 / WV 55CrossesClifford HollowLocaleHardy County, West VirginiaMaintained byWest Virginia Division of HighwaysCharacteristicsDesignSteel girderTotal length1,522 feet (464 m)HistoryOpened2003LocationMap

Clifford Hollow Bridge is a four-lane, 1,522-foot-long (464 m) bridge[1] in Hardy County, West Virginia. It carries Corridor H (U.S. Route 48 and West Virginia Route 55) across Clifford Hollow approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) east of Moorefield.

The bridge was completed in 2003. It rises nearly 300 feet (91 m) above the valley below and is supported by a girder-substring system with end spans of 210 feet (64 m) and four interior spans at 275.5 feet (84.0 m).[1]

Clifford Hollow Bridge was awarded winning long-span steel bridge in the 2005 National Steel Bridge Alliance (NSBA) Prize Bridge Award Competition.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "2005 Winners". National Steel Bridge Alliance. American Institute of Steel Construction, Inc. March 29, 2008. Archived from the original on May 4, 2007. Retrieved March 29, 2008.
The bridge from above
Aerial view of the bridge and the surrounding terrain of South Branch Mountain
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