Park's Gap Bridge

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.[2]

Park's Gap Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Nearest city	Route 6 over Back Creek, near Martinsburg, West Virginia
Coordinates	39°30′45″N 78°2′11″W
Area	0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built	1892
Architect	Vulcan Road Machine Company
Architectural style	Modified Howe Truss
NRHP reference No.	94001299 [1]
Added to NRHP	November 04, 1994

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.[1]

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.