Silver Bridge
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Opened | May 30, 1928 |
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Bridge type | Suspension bridge |
Design life | 39 years |
Locations | Point Pleasant |
Kanauga | |
Designers | J. E. Greiner Company |
Did you know | Unlike the standard chain-link suspension bridges being built across the country at that time, the Silver Bridge was created with an eyebar design, with the cables anchored to stiff metal rods. |
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ID | 1090695 |
About Silver Bridge
The Silver Bridge was an eyebar-chain suspension bridge built in 1928 and named for the color of its aluminum paint. The bridge carried U. S. Route 35 over the Ohio River, connecting Point Pleasant, West Virginia, and Gallipolis, Ohio.