Kanawha Bridge and Terminal Company
The Kanawha Bridge and Terminal Company was a bridge corporation, incorporated under the laws of West Virginia in 1907. The company owned a bridge and terminal facilities, along with 1.038 miles of track, all located at Charleston, West Virginia.[1]
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Locale | Charleston, WV |
| Dates of operation | 1907– |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway purchased the Kanawha Bridge and Terminal in 1910 and used it to connect itself with the Kanawha and Michigan Railway on the north side of the river.[2]
The bridge, built by the American Bridge Company in 1907, was jointly used by the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, the Charleston Interurban Company, vehicular, and pedestrian traffic[1] and was of a Parker through-truss design.[3]
References
- Interstate Commerce Commission (1929). "Valuation Docket No. 457, Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company et al". Valuation Reports. 24: 476, 497.
- Poor, Henry V (1915). Poor's Manual of the Railroads of the United States 1915. New York: American Bank Note Company. p. 1247.
- "C&O Bridge". Bridgehunter.com. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
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